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Compass-IGSO1

Chinese navigation satellite. Compass-IGSO1 was launched on July 31, 2010 aboard a Chang Zheng 3A from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-036ANORAD 36828China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Beidou DW 5
Common name
Compass-IGSO1
Payload designation
Beidou-2 I1
Other names
COMPASS I1,Beidou C06/C005:PC
International designator
2010-036A
NORAD catalog number
36828
GCAT identifier
S36828
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/649

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Beidou-2I
Owner
CNSA
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
DFH-3

Launch

Date
July 31, 2010 · 21:30 UTC
Launch record
2010-036Success
Spaceport
Xichang · pad LC3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/T
Perigee
35,667 km
Apogee
35,894 km
Inclination
55.09°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
2,300 kg
Dry mass
1,300 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
1.70 m
Span
18.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5156061 (CC0).