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Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M26 & M28

CZ-3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M25 & M26

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 451st launch · 46th this year · humanity's 6,584th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 26, 2023 · 03:26 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

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

Window: Dec 26, 03:06 – Dec 26, 03:41 UTC

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Beidou-3 M26 & M28

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)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/26/2023 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2023 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Local pad time: Dec 26, 11:26 AM GMT+8

125 launches from this pad · 241 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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