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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 M23 & M24
Launched
September 22, 2019 · 21:10 UTC
Summary
Beidou-3 M23 & M24 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 22, 2019 at 21:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:55 to 21:35 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 259th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,886th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 48, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,545 × 22,198 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
- 11th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 259th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,886th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 48 · NORAD 44542 · 2019-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-061A
- Epoch
- 2019-09-23 03:52:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82911859 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0115651
- Inclination
- 55.0239°
- Ascending node
- 266.0838°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.6555°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.8864°
- 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 48 · NORAD 44542 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 47 · NORAD 44543 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y13 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y65 Stage 3 · re-entered September 22, 2020
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
81st launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 5th this year · 134th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 23, 5:10 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Beidou-3 M23 & M24 launch?
Beidou-3 M23 & M24 launched on September 22, 2019 at 21:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:55 to 21:35 UTC.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M23 & M24?
Coverage: [国际财经报道] 一箭双星 我国成功发射两颗北斗卫星 | CCTV财经; Long March-3B launched two new BeiDou-3 satellites; China launches two more BeiDou satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M23 & M24?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M23 & M24 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 23, 5:10 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M23 & M24 reach?
Beidou DW 48, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,545 × 22,198 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M23 & M24 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 M23 & M24 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou