China Putting Third Beidou Navigation Satellite into Orbit  

作　　者：He Ying 

出　　处：《Aerospace China》2003年第2期15-18,共4页中国航天（英文版）

摘　　要：On May 25, 2003, Beidou-1C satellite was launched on a Long March 3A carrier rocket, which blasted off 34 minutes after midnight from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. 20 minutes later, the satellite separated from the rocket, and precisely entered its predetermined orbit. Experts said the satellite had operated continuously for 220 hours after entering geostationary transfer orbit and during that period the Xi'an Satellite Control Center

关 键 词：中国 北斗导航卫星系统 运行轨道 卫星发射 

分 类 号：V525[航空宇航科学与技术—人机与环境工程]