Long March 3B | Zhongwei 1
China Aerospace Corporation · Long March 3B · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Corporation's 22nd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,241st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 30, 10:00 – May 30, 10:00 UTC
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Zhongwei 1
The Zhongwei 1 (Chinastar 1) satellite, an A2100A class comsat built by Lockheed Martin for the China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co., part of the Chinese telecoms ministry. Zhongwei 1 will serve China, India, Korea and southeast Asia with 18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. It was orbited on a CZ-3B launch vehicle using a supersynchronous transfer orbit.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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