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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 M21 & M22
Launched
November 23, 2019
Summary
Beidou-3 M21 & M22 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 November 23, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 266th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 5,903rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 51, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,537 × 22,199 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 266th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 5,903rd orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 51 · NORAD 44793 · 2019-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-078A
- Epoch
- 2019-11-23 07:06:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82946258 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117143
- Inclination
- 54.9904°
- Ascending node
- 22.8557°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0767°
- Mean anomaly
- 249.0787°
- 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 51 · NORAD 44793 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 50 · NORAD 44794 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y14 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y66 Stage 3 · 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
83rd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 7th this year · 137th 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
36 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 M21 & M22 launch?
Beidou-3 M21 & M22 launched on November 23, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M21 & M22?
Coverage: China Launched its 50th and 51st BeiDou Navigation Satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M21 & M22?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M21 & M22 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M21 & M22 reach?
Beidou DW 51, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,537 × 22,199 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M21 & M22 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 M21 & M22 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou