BeiDou-3 M1

Beidou-3 M1 is one of a pair of two Chinese navigation satellites launched in November 2017 as part of the BeiDou satellite navigation system. It was launched with BeiDou-3 M2.

BeiDou-3 M1
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorCNSA
COSPAR ID2017-069A[1]
SATCAT no.43001[1]
Start of mission
Launch date5 November 2017, 18:04 (2017-11-05UTC18:04Z) UTC
RocketLong March 3B/YZ-1[1]
Launch siteXichang LC-2
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMedium Earth orbit[2]
Perigee altitude21,511.3 km[3]
Apogee altitude21,558.9 km[3]
Inclination55.1 °[3]
Period773.2 minutes[3]
 

BeiDou-3 M1/M2 were launched from LC2 at Xichang Satellite Launch Center 64 kilometres northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, China A Long March 3B carrier rocket with a YZ-1 upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 11:45 UTC on 5 November 2017.[4] The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It later received the international designator 2017-069A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 43001.[1]

It is in orbital plane A in orbital slot 7.

See also

References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. "LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: BEIDOU-3 M1". n2yo.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. "China launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on single carrier rocket". Xinhua. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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