China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Beidou-3 M1 & M2

Long March 3B/YZ-1

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, November 5, 2017 · 11:45 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. Two Beidou Navigation Satellite will be launched atop of a Long March 3B (CZ-3B) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center to 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

38

Pad Launches

105

Location Launches

200

Agency Launches

73

Orbital This Year

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