Launch · COSPAR 2012-018 · 29 Apr 2012

BEIDOU-2 M3

Name: Launch 2012-018 — BEIDOU-2 M3
Start: 2012-04-29
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

Payload Payload · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
BEIDOU-2 M3 BeiDou	38250	2012-018A	Active	MEO	21,464 / 21,592 km	55.68°	on orbit	China Satellite Navigation Office
BEIDOU-2 M4 BeiDou	38251	2012-018B	Active	MEO	21,489 / 21,568 km	55.58°	on orbit	China Satellite Navigation Office

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
CZ-3B R/B	38253	2012-018D	Decayed	LEO	119 / 257 km	54.71°	18 Aug 2017	—

Debris Debris · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
CZ-3B DEB	38252	2012-018C	Decayed	LEO	110 / 342 km	54.57°	17 Nov 2019	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 2012-018; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.