Beidou-3 M15 & M16 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 Oct 2018, 4:23am

UTC

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Launch Service Provider

CASC

Vehicle

Long March 3B/YZ-1

Mission

Beidou-3 M15 & M16

Mission Type

Navigation

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Available Replays

Live

China launches twin BeiDou-3 satellites

Updated: Jan 3, 8:03pm UTC

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