Beidou-3 M26 & M28

Success CASC, Long March 3B/YZ-1

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Mission

Navigation · MEO

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 M28 2023-207A Payload 21527 × 21530 km · 55.9° Globe
BEIDOU-3 M26 2023-207B Payload 21522 × 21534 km · 55.9° Globe
YZ-1 R/B 2023-207C Rocket body 22173 × 22320 km · 56.0° Globe
CZ-3B R/B 2023-207D Rocket body 373 × 16842 km · 55.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 2023-207 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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