Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M15 & M16
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 234th launch · 27th this year · humanity's 5,785th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 15, 04:05 – Oct 15, 04:42 UTC
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Beidou-3 M15 & M16
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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No booster details available.
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- Long March-3B / BeiDou-3, 15 October 2018 — Oleg Trifonov
- BeiDou-3 satellites launch, 15 October 2018 — SciNews
- China launches twin BeiDou-3 satellites — CGTN
Pad — Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Local pad time: Oct 15, 12:23 PM GMT+8
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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