Beidou-3 G1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

1 Nov 2018, 3:57pm

UTC

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Launch Service Provider

CASC

Vehicle

Long March 3B

Mission

Beidou-3 G1

Mission Type

Navigation

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.

Available Replays

CGTN

Oleg Trifonov

China successfully launches high orbit BeiDou 3 satellite