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BEIDOU-3 M10

OperationalNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
March 29, 2018 at 05:56 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3B/YZ-1 →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Beidou-3 M9 & M10
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
21,539 km
Periapsis
21,518 km
Inclination
54.2°
Orbital period
773.24 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Manufacturer
Space Technology Research Institute (part of CASC)
Users
Military/Government
Launch mass
800 kg
Dry mass
280 kg
Design lifetime
8 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-029B
NORAD catalog №
43246
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Operational