Mission record

Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M1 & M2

Long March 3B/YZ-1· Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
MEO
Mission type
Navigation
Launch site
China
Date
Sun, 05 Nov 2017 11:45:04 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5688 ever

Mission

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.

Deployed payloads · 2
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