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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3C/YZ-1Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beidou M3-S
Launched
February 1, 2016
Image: 我们的太空
Summary
BeiDou-3 M3-S launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C/YZ-1 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 1, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 170th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,535th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 3C/YZ-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 21, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 21,520 × 21,989 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 3C/YZ-1 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 170th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,535th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 21 · NORAD 41315 · 2016-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-006A
- Epoch
- 2016-02-01 14:39:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.84058451 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0083377
- Inclination
- 55.0044°
- Ascending node
- 190.3415°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.0542°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.9853°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 21 · NORAD 41315 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1 Y3 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y14 Stage 3 · re-entered October 4, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
BeiDou M3-S is an experimental medium-Earth-orbit satellite of China's third-generation BeiDou navigation system, delivered directly to its operational orbit by the Yuanzheng-1 upper stage.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
64th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 95th 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
16 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-S launch?
BeiDou-3 M3-S launched on February 1, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch BeiDou-3 M3-S?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched BeiDou-3 M3-S?
Long March 3C/YZ-1, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C/YZ-1 spec sheet
Where did BeiDou-3 M3-S launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did BeiDou-3 M3-S reach?
Beidou DW 21, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 21,520 × 21,989 km orbit inclined 55.0°.
How many satellites did BeiDou-3 M3-S launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is BeiDou-3 M3-S part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou