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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 M11 & M12
Launched
August 24, 2018 · 23:52 UTC
Summary
Beidou-3 M11 & M12 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 August 24, 2018 at 23:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:08 to 00:50 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 230th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 5,773rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 36, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,546 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 230th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 5,773rd orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 36 · NORAD 43602 · 2018-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-067A
- Epoch
- 2018-08-25 07:47:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82897567 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0115808
- Inclination
- 55.0098°
- Ascending node
- 278.358°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.2273°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.7805°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 36 · NORAD 43602 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 35 · NORAD 43603 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y50 Stage 3 · re-entered July 4, 2019
Yuanzheng-1 Y9 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
47th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 7th this year · 119th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 25, 7:52 AM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 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 M11 & M12 launch?
Beidou-3 M11 & M12 launched on August 24, 2018 at 23:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:08 to 00:50 UTC.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M11 & M12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M11 & M12?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M11 & M12 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 25, 7:52 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M11 & M12 reach?
Beidou DW 36, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,546 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M11 & M12 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 M11 & M12 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou