BDS-3 M1 & BDS-3 M2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

25 Jul 2015, 12:29pm

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center Launch Site

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Launch Service Provider

CASC logo

CASC

Vehicle

Long March 3B/YZ-1 image

Long March 3B/YZ-1

Mission

BDS-3 M1 & BDS-3 M2

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will be a global satellite navigation system consisting of 35 satellites. Resolution of the BeiDou system has been reported to be as high as 0.5 metres.

Available Replays

Live

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