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Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26

CZ-3B | Chinasat-26

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B/E · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 410th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 6,393rd orbital launch attempt

February 23, 2023Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Feb 23, 11:39 – Feb 23, 13:54 UTC

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ChinaSat 26

ChinaSat 26 (Zhongxing 26) is a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving the Greater East Asia-Australia area.

Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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Updates

  • Launch success confirmed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2023 · source

  • Liftoff confirmed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2023 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; payload identity uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/19/2023 · source

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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