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BEIDOU-3 M20 (C42)
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BEIDOU-3 M20 (C42) is a Chinese Ministry of National Defense navigation satellite, part of the Beidou constellation, launched on December 16, 2019 into MEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- December 16, 2019 at 07:22 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3B/YZ-1 →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Beidou-3 M19 & M20
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 21,572 km
- Periapsis
- 21,484 km
- Inclination
- 56.55°
- Orbital period
- 773.23 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 01:21 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Chinese Ministry of National Defense
- Manufacturer
- Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
- Users
- Military/Government
- Launch mass
- 1,014 kg
- Dry mass
- 280 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Dimensions
- 2.2 × 1.7 × 1.7 m
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2019-090B
- NORAD catalog №
- 44865
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Beidou
- Status
- Operational
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