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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 M15 & M16
Launched
October 15, 2018 · 04:23 UTC
Summary
Beidou-3 M15 & M16 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 October 15, 2018 at 04:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:05 to 04:42 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 234th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 5,785th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 40, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,545 × 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
- 9th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 7th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 234th launch27th this yearhumanity's 5,785th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 40 · NORAD 43647 · 2018-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-078A
- Epoch
- 2018-10-15 10:06:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82905669 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116041
- Inclination
- 54.9858°
- Ascending node
- 36.625°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7827°
- Mean anomaly
- 236.8072°
- 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; 4 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 40 · NORAD 43647 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 39 · NORAD 43648 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y52 Stage 3 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y11 · 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
48th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 8th this year · 121st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 15, 12:23 PM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
51 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 M15 & M16 launch?
Beidou-3 M15 & M16 launched on October 15, 2018 at 04:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:05 to 04:42 UTC.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M15 & M16?
Coverage: Long March-3B / BeiDou-3, 15 October 2018; BeiDou-3 satellites launch, 15 October 2018; China launches twin BeiDou-3 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M15 & M16?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M15 & M16 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 15, 12:23 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M15 & M16 reach?
Beidou DW 40, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,545 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M15 & M16 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 M15 & M16 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou