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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/YZ-1Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beidou-3 M1 & M2
Launched
November 5, 2017
Summary
Beidou-3 M1 & M2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/YZ-1 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 5, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 200th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,688th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 24, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,515 × 22,196 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Launches Two BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellites on Single Carrier RocketCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 200th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,688th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 24 · NORAD 43001 · 2017-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2017-069A
- Epoch
- 2017-11-05 17:36:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.83069821 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0120778
- Inclination
- 55.0046°
- Ascending node
- 168.2883°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0437°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.4708°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 24 · NORAD 43001 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 25 · NORAD 43002 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y4 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y46 Stage 3 · re-entered September 22, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
38th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 105th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Beidou-3 M1 & M2 launch?
Beidou-3 M1 & M2 launched on November 5, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M1 & M2?
Coverage: China Launches Two BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellites on Single Carrier Rocket. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M1 & M2?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M1 & M2 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M1 & M2 reach?
Beidou DW 24, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,515 × 22,196 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M1 & M2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Beidou-3 M1 & M2 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou