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BEIDOU-3 M3 (C21)
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BEIDOU-3 M3 (C21) is a Chinese Ministry of National Defense navigation satellite, part of the Beidou constellation, launched on February 12, 2018 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 12, 2018 at 05:03 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3B/YZ-1 →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Beidou-3 M3 & M4
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 21,552 km
- Periapsis
- 21,504 km
- Inclination
- 56.65°
- Orbital period
- 773.23 min
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
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-018B
- NORAD catalog №
- 43208
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Beidou
- Status
- Operational
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