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BEIDOU-3 M26 (C48)
OperationalNavigationMEONORAD 58655
BEIDOU-3 M26 (C48) is a China (CNSA) navigation satellite, part of the Beidou constellation, launched on December 26, 2023 into MEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- December 26, 2023 at 03:26 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3B/YZ-1 →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Beidou-3 M26 & M28
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 21,538 km
- Periapsis
- 21,519 km
- Inclination
- 55.75°
- Orbital period
- 773.24 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 01:21 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China (CNSA)
- Manufacturer
- CAST
- Users
- Government/Military
- Launch mass
- 1,014 kg
- Design lifetime
- 12 years
- Dimensions
- 2.2 × 1.7 × 1.7 m
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-207B
- NORAD catalog №
- 58655
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Beidou
- Status
- Operational
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