Mission description
These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Long March 3B/YZ-1
Launch Successful
Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M17 & M18
November 18, 2018 at 6:07 PM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch details
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November 18, 2018 at 6:07 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2471, 102.0290
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/YZ-1
- Launch probability
- -1%
- Window opens
- November 18, 2018 at 5:49 PM UTC
- Window closes
- November 18, 2018 at 6:26 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 3:56 AM UTC
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Long March 3B/YZ-1
Long March · B/YZ-1
Height
54.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
11,500 kg
Successful launches
15
Launch complex
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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