# Beidou IGSO 3

> satellite

**Wikidata**: [Q14083913](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14083913)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/beidou-igso-3

## Summary
Beidou IGSO 3 is a navigation satellite in China’s BeiDou satellite system. It was launched on 2011-04-09 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center aboard a Long March 3A rocket (COSPAR ID 2011-013A; satellite catalog number 37384).

## Key Facts
- Beidou IGSO 3 is a navigation satellite and an element of the BeiDou system.
- Launch date: 2011-04-09.
- Launch site (start point): Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
- Launch vehicle: Long March 3A.
- COSPAR ID: 2011-013A.
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 37384.
- Aliases: BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3.
- Recorded significant event: rocket launch at Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 2011-04-09.
- Wikidata description: satellite; available Wikipedia language link: lv (Latvian).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Beidou IGSO 3?
A: Beidou IGSO 3 is a navigation satellite that is part of the BeiDou satellite constellation.

### Q: When and where was Beidou IGSO 3 launched?
A: It was launched on 2011-04-09 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

### Q: Which rocket launched Beidou IGSO 3?
A: The satellite was launched by a Long March 3A carrier rocket.

### Q: How can the satellite be identified in international registries?
A: It carries the COSPAR ID 2011-013A and satellite catalog number 37384.

## Why It Matters
Beidou IGSO 3 is a functional unit of the BeiDou navigation constellation, representing a deployed satellite asset that supports navigation services attributed to that system. As a clearly identified spacecraft (COSPAR 2011-013A; SCN 37384) launched in 2011, it contributes to the overall coverage, redundancy, and operational capability of BeiDou by occupying one slot within the constellation of navigation satellites. Its launch from Xichang on a Long March 3A rocket underscores the integration of China’s launch infrastructure and launcher family with the BeiDou program. For users, researchers, and operators tracking satellite fleets or studying the development of BeiDou, Beidou IGSO 3 is a documented, citable element of the system’s deployment history. Its recorded metadata (aliases, launch details, identifiers) allows precise cross-referencing across catalogs and databases that monitor global navigation satellite systems.

## Notable For
- Being a named member of the BeiDou navigation satellite system (alias BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3).
- Launch on 2011-04-09 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
- Deployment using the Long March 3A launch vehicle.
- Registration under COSPAR ID 2011-013A and satellite catalog number 37384.
- Explicitly recorded significant event: rocket launch at Xichang on 2011-04-09.

## Body

### Identification and designations
- Official alias: BEIDOU-2 IGSO-3.
- COSPAR ID: 2011-013A.
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 37384.
- Wikidata description: satellite.
- Wikipedia language link recorded: lv (Latvian).

### Classification and role
- Instance of: navigation satellite.
- Part of: BeiDou satellite system.
- Function: navigation (as indicated by its classification as a navigation satellite).

### Launch details and significant event
- Launch date (point in time): 2011-04-09.
- Launch site (start point): Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
- Launch vehicle: Long March 3A.
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 2011-04-09.

### Administrative and catalog metadata
- SCN (satellite catalog number): 37384.
- COSPAR ID: 2011-013A.
- Sit elink count (Wikidata): 1.
- Wikidata references for key properties cite source Q6272367 for launch and catalog data and Q728945 for COSPAR assignment.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report