Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M13 & M14
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The 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.
Beidou-3 M13 & M14
These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.
Long March 3B/YZ-1
Height 54.80 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 5100 kg
Liftoff Thrust 5923 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 11500 kg
Liftoff Mass 425 Tonnes
Launch Success 13
Consecutive Success 13
Maiden Flight 1996-02-14
Launch Failures 0
