2018-078 Success
Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M15 & M16
Oct 15, 2018, 04:23 AM UTC
Track in KeepTrackLaunch Overview
Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Site / Pad
XSC / LC3
Outcome
Success
Flight
Y52
COSPAR Designator
2018-078
Mission
Beidou-3 M15 & M16 (Navigation)
These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Long March 3B/YZ-1
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Agency launches
234 (27 YTD)
Site launches
121 (13 YTD)
Pad launches
48 (8 YTD)