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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M7 & M8
Long March 3B/YZ-1
Jan 11, 2018, 11:18 PM UTC
Jan 11, 2018, 11:18 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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 of navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.
- Type
- Navigation
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Programs
- BeiDou
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
- Location
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN