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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsLong March 3B/E
Launched 2020-07-09 12:11:04 UTCLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
50th
orbital launch attempt in 2020
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
16th
launch this year
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
107 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
APStar-6D is a commercial communications satellite for APT Satellite Company Ltd under an end-to-end contract signed with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for satellite production and launch services. It will deliver VSAT, video distribution, Direct-to-home television and cellular backhaul to the Asia-Pacific Region.
Launch Provider
Government · China · Founded 1999 · Chairman & President Lei Fanpei
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.
Launches
621
Successful
605
97%
Landings
1
of 2
Upcoming
7
scheduled
Height
56.3m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
12,000kg
Liftoff thrust
5,924kN
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