Beidou-3 M3 & M4Long March 3B / YZ-1China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Launch Status Success Mon · Feb 12th, 2018 12:03 AM - 12:32 AM EST Watch Online MissionBeidou-3 M3 & M4Type: NavigationThe BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit. LocationUnknownXichang 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