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China has launched a further Compass/Beidou-2 GEO satellite

On 1 November 2010, China successfully launched the fourth Beidou-2 satellite of that year, the sixth satellite of the second-generation Beidou constellation, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province.

The satellite was the sixth satellite of the second-generation Beidou constellation. The launch of this satellite is of great significance to the construction of the Beidou satellite navigation system. The BeiDou-2 system consists of geostationary orbit satellites, inclined geosynchronous orbit satellites and medium-Earth orbit satellites, providing more precise positioning and navigation services.

In addition, as reported at the time, another Beidou-2 satellite, the second IGSO Compass-I2 satellite, is scheduled to be launched by the end of the year
The For the first time, the logo of the Beidou satellite was emblazoned on the Long March 3C carrier rocket, which has a carrying capacity of 3.8 tonnes and is sufficient to put the Beidou G4 satellite, weighing more than 3 tonnes, into the predetermined orbit
The rocket has a carrying capacity of 3.8 tonnes, enough to put the three-tonne-plus Beidou G4 satellite into its intended orbit.

Xie Jun, the chief designer of the Beidou satellites, mentioned in an interview that the design team was working hard to realise the ‘mass production’ capability of the satellites.
Xie Jun, the chief designer of the Beidou satellite, mentioned in an interview that the design team was working hard to achieve the satellite's ‘mass production’ capability. This indicates that China has made significant progress in satellite manufacturing and launching, and is able to rapidly produce and deploy satellites to meet the needs of the Beidou system.

The logo of the BeiDou satellite navigation system consists of a square circle, a calligraphic Taiji yin-yang fish, the BeiDou star, a gridded Earth and Chinese and English characters, reflecting traditional Chinese culture and the space industry.

The construction of the BeiDou system is divided into three stages, of which the BeiDou-3 system is scheduled to be completed around 2020 to provide services to the world
The Beidou system consists of a space segment, a ground segment and a ground segment. The BeiDou system consists of three parts: the space segment, the ground segment and the user segment, and the space segment consists of a number of geosynchronous earth orbit satellites (GEO), inclined geosynchronous earth orbit satellites (IGSO) and medium-circle earth orbit satellites (MEO), which form a hybrid navigation constellation.
The construction of the Beidou system is an important part of China's aerospace industry.

The construction of the Beidou system is an important milestone in China's space industry, which not only enhances China's position in the field of global satellite navigation, but also provides an important guarantee of space-time information for the national economy and social development.
It also provides important time and space information security for national economic and social development.

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