CASC - Long March-3B launches the first BeiDou-3 backup satellite

 

CASC - Long March-3B / BeiDou-3 backup satellite patch.

May 17, 2023

Long March-3B carrying first BeiDou-3 backup satellite liftoff

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the first backup BeiDou-3 navigation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 17 May 2023, at 02:49 UTC (10:49 local time). 

Long March-3B launches the first BeiDou-3 backup satellite

The geostationary satellite is the 56th of the BeiDou family and the first to act as a backup satellite for China’s BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3).

BeiDou-3 navigation satellite

 

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