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Mission imagery · Long March 3C/YZ-1
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Long March 3C/YZ-1 | Beidou M3-S
February 1, 2016 at 7:29 AM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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February 1, 2016 at 7:29 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268
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- Long March 3C/YZ-1
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- February 1, 2016 at 7:29 AM UTC
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- February 1, 2016 at 7:29 AM UTC
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- September 3, 2025 at 5:57 AM UTC
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第五颗新一代北斗导航卫星升空 / China launchs the fifth Beidou navigation satellite
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Long March 3C/YZ-1
Long March · C/YZ-1
Height
54.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
3
Launch complex
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
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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