Compass-G1

Chinese navigation satellite

Compass-G1

Mission type| Navigation
COSPAR ID| 2010-001A
SATCAT no.| 36287
Spacecraft properties
Bus| DFH-3
Manufacturer| CAST
Start of mission
Launch date| 16 January 2010, 16:12:04 (2010-01-16UTC16:12:04Z) UTC
Rocket| Chang Zheng 3C
Launch site| Xichang LC-2
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric
Regime| Geosynchronous
Perigee altitude| 35,775 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Apogee altitude| 35,807 kilometres (22,249 mi)
Inclination| 1.58 degrees
Period| 23.93 hours
Epoch| 24 December 2013, 10:17:46 UTC[1]

Compass-G1, also known as Beidou-2 G1, is a Chinese navigation satellite which will become part of the Compass navigation system. It was launched in January 2010, and became the third Compass satellite to be launched after Compass-M1 and Compass-G2.

Compass-G1 was launched at 16:12 GMT on 16 January 2010,[2] and was the first orbital launch to be conducted in 2010.[3] The launch used a Long March 3C carrier rocket, flying from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. It was the first flight of a Long March 3 series rocket since an upper stage engine problem in August 2009 which left the Palapa-D satellite in a lower than planned orbit.[4] The injection systems on the rocket's third stage engines had filters fitted to them in an attempt to prevent a recurrence of this failure. The Compass-G1 launch demonstrated this new system.[5]

Compass-G1 had originally been scheduled for launch in the first half of 2009, however it was subsequently delayed after issues developed with the Beidou-1D[6][7] and Compass-G2 satellites.[8]

## See also

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* Spaceflight portal

* 2010 in spaceflight
* USA-206

## References

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1. ^ "BEIDOU G1 Satellite details 2010-001A NORAD 36287". N2YO. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
2. ^ 关于执行"07-38"任务的通知 (in Chinese). 仁怀教育信息网. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
4. ^ "LM-3B Flight Anomaly Investigation Concluded". China Great Wall Industry Corporation. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
5. ^ de Selding, Peter B. (2009-11-19). "Burn-through Blamed in China Long March Mishap". Space News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
6. ^ Cameron, Alan (2009-06-29). "Drifting Beidou Bird a Manufacturing Miss". GPS World. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
7. ^ Cameron, Alan (2009-08-01). "The System: Compass Awry". Contributor:Langley, Richard B. GPS World. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
8. ^ Cameron, Alan (2009-12-01). "Beidou Satellite Drifts from Geostationary Orbital Slot". GPS World. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

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← 2009

Orbital launches in 2010

2011 →

January|

* Compass-G1
* Globus-1M No.12L

February|

* Progress M-04M
* STS-130 (Tranquility, Cupola)
* SDO
* Intelsat 16

March|

* Kosmos 2459 / GLONASS-M 731, Kosmos 2460 / GLONASS-M 732, Kosmos 2461 / GLONASS-M 735
* GOES-15 / EWS-G2
* Yaogan 9A, Yaogan 9B, Yaogan 9C
* EchoStar XIV

April|

* Soyuz TMA-18
* STS-131 (Leonardo MPLM)
* CryoSat-2
* GSAT-4
* Kosmos 2462
* USA-212
* SES-1
* Kosmos 2463
* Progress M-05M

May|

* STS-132 (Rassvet, ICC-VLD)
* Akatsuki, IKAROS (DCAM-1, DCAM-2), Shin'en, Waseda-SAT2, Hayato, Negai ☆''
* Astra 3B, COMSATBw-2
* USA-213

June|

* SERVIS-2
* Compass-G3
* Badr-5
* Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
* STSAT-2B
* Shijian XII
* Prisma, Picard, BPA-1
* Soyuz TMA-19
* TanDEM-X
* Ofek-9
* Arabsat-5A, Chollian
* Progress M-06M

July|

* EchoStar XV
* Cartosat-2B, AlSat-2A, StudSat, AISSat-1, TIsat-1
* Compass-IGSO1

August|

* Nilesat 201, RASCOM-QAF 1R
* Yaogan 10
* USA-214
* Tian Hui 1

September|

* Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466
* Chinasat-6A
* Gonets-M No.2, Kosmos 2467, Kosmos 2468
* Progress M-07M
* Michibiki
* USA-215
* Yaogan 11, Zheda Pixing 1B, Zheda Pixing 1C
* USA-216
* Kosmos 2469

October|

* Chang'e 2
* Shijian 6G, Shijian 6H
* Soyuz TMA-01M
* XM-5
* Globalstar 73, Globalstar 74, Globalstar 75, Globalstar 76, Globalstar 77, Globalstar 79
* Progress M-08M
* Eutelsat W3B, BSat 3B
* Compass-G4

November|

* Meridian 3
* Fengyun 3B
* COSMO-4
* SkyTerra-1
* STPSat-2, USA-220 / FASTSAT (NanoSail-D2), USA-221 / FalconSat-5, USA-222 / FASTRAC-1, USA-222 / FASTRAC-2, USA-218 / RAX, USA-219 / O/OREOS
* USA-223 / Orion 7
* Chinasat 20A
* Intelsat 17, HYLAS-1

December|

* Glonass-M No.39, Glonass-M No.40, Glonass-M No.41
* SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1, Mayflower, SMDC-ONE 1, QbX-1, QbX-2, Perseus 000, Perseus 001, Perseus 002, Perseus 003
* Soyuz TMA-20
* Compass-IGSO2
* GSAT-5P
* KA-SAT

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