The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will be a global satellite navigation system consisting of 35 satellites. Resolution of the BeiDou system has been reported to be as high as 0.5 metres.
The Long March 3B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rocket with four strap-on liquid rocket boosters, it is currently the most powerful member of the Long March rocket family and the heaviest of the Long March 3 rocket family, and is mainly used to place communications satellites into geosynchronous orbits.
When is the Long March 3B / YZ-1 | BDS M1-S & BDS M2-S launch?
What rocket is being used for BDS-3 M1 & BDS-3 M2?
Where is the Long March 3B / YZ-1 | BDS M1-S & BDS M2-S launching from?
What orbit is BDS-3 M1 & BDS-3 M2 going to?
Who is launching BDS-3 M1 & BDS-3 M2?
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Mission Profile
BDS-3 M1 & BDS-3 M2 was a Long March 3B/YZ-1 mission operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation that lifted off from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 25, 2015. The flight carried its payload on a communications mission to Medium Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the BeiDou program. The launch was a success.