Compass-M3 & Compass-M4

Long March 3B/G1 launched a pair of Beidou-2 medium Earth orbit navigation satellites, Beidou-12 and Beidou-13, from Xichang, expanding China's regional Beidou satellite navigation constellation.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

4.7 T

Flight

8th

of 78 Long March 3B/E flights

Date and time

29 April 2012, 20:50 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2012-018

Launches in 2012

19th of 78

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