Beidou · Navigation
BEIDOU-3S M3S
NonoperationalNavigationMEO
BEIDOU-3S M3S is a China (CNSA) navigation satellite, part of the Beidou constellation, launched on February 1, 2016 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 1, 2016 at 07:29 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3C/YZ-1 →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 21,539 km
- Periapsis
- 21,517 km
- Inclination
- 56.7°
- Orbital period
- 773.23 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China (CNSA)
- Manufacturer
- CAST
- Users
- Government/Military
- Launch mass
- 1,150 kg
- Design lifetime
- 12 years
- Detailed purpose
- Navigation
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2016-006A
- NORAD catalog №
- 41315
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Constellation
- Beidou
- Radar cross-section
- 10.1995 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational
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