Beidou-3 M26 & M28

Delivered the Beidou-3 M26 and M28 navigation satellites, the 57th and 58th of the constellation, to medium Earth orbit from Xichang to serve as operational backups. Spent side boosters fell near inhabited areas in the Guangxi region.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2 T

Flight

14th

of 15 Long March 3B/YZ-1 flights

Date and time

26 December 2023, 03:26 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/YZ-1

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2023-207

Launches in 2023

218th of 223

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