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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 M19 & M20
Launched
December 16, 2019
Summary
Beidou-3 M19 & M20 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 December 16, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 268th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 5,915th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 52, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,528 × 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
- 13th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 268th launch24th this yearhumanity's 5,915th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 52 · NORAD 44864 · 2019-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-090A
- Epoch
- 2019-12-16 14:19:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82986779 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0119124
- Inclination
- 55.0183°
- Ascending node
- 142.3731°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9518°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.6733°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 52 · NORAD 44864 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 53 · NORAD 44865 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y15 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y67 Stage 3 · re-entered November 8, 2025
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
55th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 6th this year · 138th 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
41 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 M19 & M20 launch?
Beidou-3 M19 & M20 launched on December 16, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M19 & M20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M19 & M20?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M19 & M20 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M19 & M20 reach?
Beidou DW 52, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,528 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M19 & M20 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 M19 & M20 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou