China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Beidou-3 M7 & M8

Long March 3B/YZ-1

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, January 11, 2018 · 23:18 UTC

Mission

/01

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation of navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 3B/YZ-1

Variant: B/YZ-1

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

28.247° N, 102.029° E

41

Pad Launches

109

Location Launches

209

Agency Launches

3

Orbital This Year

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