Navigation
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation(CASC)GovernmentThese two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
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.
Oct 31, 2000 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#5,785
CASC Mission
#234
Pad Launch
#48
Location Launch
#121
Designator
2018-078
Oct 15, 2018, 4:23 AM
Second
1 update
4:05 AM
Window Open
4:42 AM
Window Close
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Oct 15, 2018, 12:23 PM
Total Launches
241
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.2460, 102.0266
