Beidou-3 M21 & M22Long March 3B/YZ-1China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Launch Status Success Fri ยท Nov 22nd, 2019 7:55 PM - 8:16 PM EST Watch Online MissionBeidou-3 M21 & M22Type: NavigationThese two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. LocationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China101 rockets have launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China. RocketLong March 3B / YZ-1Length: 54.8 meters Diameter: 3.35 meters First Launch: February 14, 1996The Long March 3B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rocket with four strap-on liquid rocket boosters, it is currently the most powerful member of the Long March rocket family and the heaviest of the Long March 3 rocket family, and is mainly used to place communications satellites into geosynchronous orbits.The Long March 3B / YZ-1 rocket has been launched a total of 13 times with 13 successful and 0 failed launches. AgencyChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationType: Government Abbreviation: CASC Administration: Chairmen & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Launchers: Long MarchCountry: CHNThe China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956. View Rocket Launch Schedule