34779 - BEIDOU G2

BEIDOU G2, also known as COMPASS G2, is a navigation satellite intended to form part of an eventual system, also known as Compass, composed of 30 satellites in geostationary and medium-altitude orbits. BEIDOU G2 was placed in geostationary orbit and launched by a Long March 3C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on 2009 April 14 at 16:16 UT.

Alternate Names

COMPASS G2