Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3B
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
May 20, 2025, 11:42 a.m. - May 20, 2025, 1:11 p.m.
May 20, 2025, 11:42 a.m. - May 20, 2025, 1:11 p.m.
Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.
Launch success.
Liftoff.
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity uncertain.
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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