Long March 2C | APStar 6E
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Jan. 12, 2023, 6 p.m. - Jan. 12, 2023, 6:50 p.m.
Jan. 12, 2023, 6 p.m. - Jan. 12, 2023, 6:50 p.m.
APStar 6E is a small high-throughput communication satellite for Hong Kong based APT Satellite. It is based on the new DFH-3E small GEO platform developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), featuring all-electric propulsion. The satellite will provide satellite telecommunication services in the Asia-Pacific region. Payload includes a transfer stage to send the satellite to GTO.
Launch success.
Liftoff
Adding tentative payload identity.
Launch moved up by one day per NOTAMs.
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle not confirmed.
The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
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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