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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 M17 & M18
Launched
November 18, 2018
Summary
Beidou-3 M17 & M18 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 18, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 238th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 5,801st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 42, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,530 × 22,201 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
- 10th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 8th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 238th launch31st this yearhumanity's 5,801st orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 42 · NORAD 43706 · 2018-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-093A
- Epoch
- 2018-11-19 17:06:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82970359 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011878
- Inclination
- 54.9893°
- Ascending node
- 276.6858°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7803°
- Mean anomaly
- 350.4013°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 42 · NORAD 43706 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 43 · NORAD 43707 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y12 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y53 Stage 3 · re-entered October 28, 2019
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
49th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 9th this year · 123rd 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
34 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 M17 & M18 launch?
Beidou-3 M17 & M18 launched on November 18, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M17 & M18?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches BeiDou-3 MEO-17 and BeiDou-3 MEO-18; BeiDou 3 network basically complete with latest launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M17 & M18?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M17 & M18 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M17 & M18 reach?
Beidou DW 42, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,530 × 22,201 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M17 & M18 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 M17 & M18 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou