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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 M5 & M6
Launched
July 29, 2018
Summary
Beidou-3 M5 & M6 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 July 29, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 228th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 5,768th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,540 × 22,204 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
- 6th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 228th launch21st this yearhumanity's 5,768th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 33 · NORAD 43581 · 2018-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BEIDOU 3M9
- Object ID
- 2018-062A
- Epoch
- 2018-07-29 10:07:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82908503 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0117466
- Inclination
- 54.9855°
- Ascending node
- 280.8171°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.9802°
- Mean anomaly
- 308.7789°
- 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 33 · NORAD 43581 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 34 · NORAD 43582 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y49 Stage 3 · re-entered July 20, 2019
Yuanzheng-1 Y8 · 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 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
46th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 6th this year · 118th 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
31 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 M5 & M6 launch?
Beidou-3 M5 & M6 launched on July 29, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M5 & M6?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites; China launches twin Beidou navigation satellites into orbit. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M5 & M6?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M5 & M6 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M5 & M6 reach?
Beidou DW 33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,540 × 22,204 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M5 & M6 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 M5 & M6 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou