China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Beidou-3 M3 & M4

Long March 3B/YZ-1

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, February 12, 2018 · 05:03 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 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 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

28.246° N, 102.027° E

69

Pad Launches

111

Location Launches

214

Agency Launches

18

Orbital This Year

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