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BEIDOU-3 M6
Operational
Navigation
MEO
Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).
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Launch
Launch date
July 29, 2018 at 01:48 AM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3B/YZ-1 →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Beidou-3 M5 & M6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
21,542 km
Periapsis
21,515 km
Inclination
54.08°
Orbital period
773.25 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)
2018-062B
NORAD catalog №
43582
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Status
Operational