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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 M3 & M4
Launched
February 12, 2018
Summary
Beidou-3 M3 & M4 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 February 12, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 214th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,724th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 29, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 167 × 22,165 km orbit inclined 54.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 214th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,724th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 29 · NORAD 43207 · 2018-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-018A
- Epoch
- 2018-02-12 08:28:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.7382768 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6272029
- Inclination
- 54.8458°
- Ascending node
- 165.173°
- Arg. of perigee
- 171.2411°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.1769°
- 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 29 · NORAD 43207 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 28 · NORAD 43208 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y47 Stage 3 · re-entered May 3, 2021
Yuanzheng-1 Y6 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
69th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 111th 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
63 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 M3 & M4 launch?
Beidou-3 M3 & M4 launched on February 12, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M3 & M4?
Coverage: Twin satellites launched to develop China’s BeiDou system. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M3 & M4?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M3 & M4 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M3 & M4 reach?
Beidou DW 29, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 167 × 22,165 km orbit inclined 54.8°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M3 & M4 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 M3 & M4 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou