Beidou-2 I7

Launched a backup BeiDou-2 IGSO-7 navigation satellite from Xichang into inclined geosynchronous orbit, upgraded with a rubidium clock to replace an aging satellite nearing end of life. Flew within 24 hours of a separate Long March 2C mission carrying Pakistani satellites.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

2.3 T

Flight

27th

of 27 Long March 3A flights

Date and time

9 July 2018, 20:58 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2018-057

Launches in 2018

57th of 114

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