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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulNavigationLong March 3B/E
Launched 2023-05-17 02:49 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
71st
orbital launch attempt in 2023
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
15th
launch this year
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
60 d 18 h
since the pad's previous launch
This satellite is a part of the geostationary component of the 3rd phase of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. It features a phased array antenna for navigation signals and a laser retroreflector and additionally deployable S/L-band and C-band antennas.
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.
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Launch success.
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
54.8m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
11,500kg
Liftoff thrust
5,923kN
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