Beidou-3 M21 & M22

Success CASC, Long March 3B/YZ-1

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Mission

Navigation

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
BEIDOU-3 M22 2019-078A Payload 21514 × 21543 km · 53.8° Globe
BEIDOU-3 M21 2019-078B Payload 21520 × 21537 km · 53.8° Globe
YZ-1 R/B 2019-078C Rocket body 22161 × 22592 km · 54.1° Globe
CZ-3B R/B 2019-078D Rocket body 430 × 16433 km · 55.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 2019-078 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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