Beidou No. 22

Long March 3A launched the 22nd Beidou navigation satellite, an inclined geosynchronous orbit spacecraft joining China's regional Beidou-2 constellation to serve users at high latitudes.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

2.3 T

Flight

25th

of 27 Long March 3A flights

Date and time

29 March 2016, 20:11 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2016-021

Launches in 2016

21st of 85

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