Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M17 & M18

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
• Rocket: Long March 3B/YZ-1 — Long March family

Mission

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

• Type: Navigation
• Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
• Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Program

• BeiDou — The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned and operated by the China National Space Administration.[4] It is one of the global navigation satellite systems that provide geolocation and time information to a BDS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more BDS satellites. (Wikipedia)