The BD 1 (Beidou 1) satellites were the 1st phase of the chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. The first phase uses only geostationary satellites, in contrast to GPS and GLONASS. This reduces the number of satellites, but limits the coverage to a less than hemispherical area. The basic constellation requires 3 satellites. The satellites are based on the DFH-3 Bus.
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Mission Profile
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. was a Long March 3A mission operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation that lifted off from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 30, 2000. The flight carried its payload on a navigation mission to Geostationary Orbit. It was flown as part of the BeiDou program. The launch was a success.