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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/YZ-1Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beidou-3 M13 & M14
Launched
September 19, 2018
Summary
Beidou-3 M13 & M14 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/YZ-1 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 19, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 232nd launch, 25th this year and humanity's 5,778th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 37, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,538 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 232nd launch25th this yearhumanity's 5,778th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 37 · NORAD 43622 · 2018-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-072A
- Epoch
- 2018-09-19 21:52:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82938393 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117117
- Inclination
- 54.9735°
- Ascending node
- 157.3476°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.2133°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.2029°
- 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 37 · NORAD 43622 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 38 · NORAD 43623 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y51 Stage 3 · re-entered August 18, 2023
Yuanzheng-1 Y10 · 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 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
73rd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 5th this year · 120th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
71 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 M13 & M14 launch?
Beidou-3 M13 & M14 launched on September 19, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M13 & M14?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches BeiDou-3 satellites; China launches new twin BeiDou-3 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M13 & M14?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M13 & M14 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M13 & M14 reach?
Beidou DW 37, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,538 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M13 & M14 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 M13 & M14 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou