Mission
Navigation · MEO
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEIDOU-3 M4 2018-018A | Payload | 21515 × 21541 km · 56.8° | Globe |
| BEIDOU-3 M3 2018-018B | Payload | 21514 × 21542 km · 56.8° | Globe |
| CZ-3B R/B 2018-018C | Rocket body | re-entered 2021-05-03 | |
| YZ-1 R/B 2018-018D | Rocket body | 22157 × 22381 km · 56.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2018-018 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).