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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M3 & M4

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 214th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 5,724th orbital launch attempt

February 12, 2018Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Feb 12, 05:03Feb 12, 05:32 UTC

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Beidou-3 M3 & M4

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 navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.

Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

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

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