Beidou-3 M19 & M20

Long March 3B/YZ-1 launched the Beidou-3 M19 and M20 (Beidou-52/53) medium-Earth-orbit navigation satellites from Xichang, completing the core constellation of China's Beidou-3 global positioning system ahead of full service.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

2 T

Flight

13th

of 15 Long March 3B/YZ-1 flights

Date and time

16 December 2019, 07:22 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/YZ-1

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Navigation

International designator

2019-090

Launches in 2019

95th of 102

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