Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M13 & M14

Name: Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M13 & M14
Start: 2018-09-19T14:07:03.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B/YZ-1 · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 232nd launch · 25th this year · humanity's 5,778th orbital launch attempt

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Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 19, 14:07 – Sep 19, 14:07 UTC

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Beidou-3 M13 & M14

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

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Long March-3B launches BeiDou-3 satellites — SciNews
China launches new twin BeiDou-3 satellites — CGTN

Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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