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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 M7 & M8
Launched
January 11, 2018
Summary
Beidou-3 M7 & M8 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 January 11, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 209th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,709th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 26, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,538 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Sends Twin Beidou-3 Navigation Satellites into SpaceCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 209th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,709th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 26 · NORAD 43107 · 2018-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-003A
- Epoch
- 2018-01-12 05:05:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82936963 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011727
- Inclination
- 55.0125°
- Ascending node
- 48.0501°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.4181°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.9359°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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 26 · NORAD 43107 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 27 · NORAD 43108 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y5 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y45 Stage 3 · 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 of navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
41st launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 109th 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
17 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 M7 & M8 launch?
Beidou-3 M7 & M8 launched on January 11, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M7 & M8?
Coverage: China Sends Twin Beidou-3 Navigation Satellites into Space. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M7 & M8?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M7 & M8 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M7 & M8 reach?
Beidou DW 26, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,538 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M7 & M8 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 M7 & M8 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou