Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M1 & M2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B/YZ-1 · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 200th launch · 10th this year · humanity's 5,688th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 5, 11:30 – Nov 5, 12:03 UTC
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Beidou-3 M1 & M2
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. Two Beidou Navigation Satellite will be launched atop of a Long March 3B (CZ-3B) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center to medium Earth orbit.
Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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- China Launches Two BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellites on Single Carrier Rocket — CCTV Video News Agency
Pad — Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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