Mission description
The satellite is a part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Long March 3B/E
Launch Successful
Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-1
April 20, 2019 at 2:41 PM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch details
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April 20, 2019 at 2:41 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2471, 102.0290
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Launch probability
- -1%
- Window opens
- April 20, 2019 at 2:25 PM UTC
- Window closes
- April 20, 2019 at 3:00 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 3:56 AM UTC
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The first BeiDou-3 satellite in an Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (BDS-3 IGSO)
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Long March 3B/E
Long March · B/E
Height
56.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
12,000 kg
Successful launches
76
Launch complex
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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