Table 1 Operation of BDS satellites in orbit
From: Modeling and assessment of five-frequency BDS precise point positioning
System name | Orbit type | Pseudo Random Noise (PRN) number | Frequency name of signals |
|---|---|---|---|
BDS-2 | Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) | C01, C02, C03, C04, C05 | B1I/B2I/B3I |
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | C11, C12, C14 | B1I/B2I/B3I | |
Inclined Geo-Synchronous Orbit (IGSO) | C06, C07, C8, C09, C10, C13, C16 | B1I/B2I/B3I | |
BDS-3 | GEO | C59, C60, C61 | No signal (in testing) |
MEO | C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37, C41, C42, C43, C44, C45, C46, | B1I/B3I/B1C/B2a/B2b | |
IGSO | C38, C39, C40 | B1I/B3I/B1C/B2a/B2b |