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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 M9 & M10
Launched
March 29, 2018
Summary
Beidou-3 M9 & M10 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 March 29, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 216th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,735th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 30, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,542 × 22,200 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
- 5th Long March 3B/YZ-1 flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 216th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,735th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 30 · NORAD 43245 · 2018-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-029A
- Epoch
- 2018-03-29 23:44:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.82918837 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116377
- Inclination
- 54.9962°
- Ascending node
- 43.2548°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.5109°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.3801°
- 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 30 · NORAD 43245 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 31 · NORAD 43246 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y48 Stage 3? · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y7 · 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 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
70th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 112th 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
45 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 M9 & M10 launch?
Beidou-3 M9 & M10 launched on March 29, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou-3 M9 & M10?
Coverage: China Sends Twin BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellites into Space; China launches twin navigation satellites into space. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beidou-3 M9 & M10?
Long March 3B/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did Beidou-3 M9 & M10 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou-3 M9 & M10 reach?
Beidou DW 30, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 21,542 × 22,200 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou-3 M9 & M10 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 M9 & M10 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou