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2018 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Beidou-3 M15 & M16

successLong March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M15 & M16

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

Overview

Date / time
October 15, 2018 at 04:23 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
Beidou-3 M15 & M16
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 3B/YZ-1 →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 2

BEIDOU-3 M15
MEO
BEIDOU-3 M16
MEO