Long March 2C | APStar 6E
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
APStar 6E
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.
Long March 2C
Height 42.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 233 Tonnes
Launch Success 56
Consecutive Success 35
Maiden Flight 1982-09-09
Launch Failures 1
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-12T18:43:17+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-12T18:17:39+0000
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-12T17:02:27+0000
Adding tentative payload identity.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-10T09:18:27+0000
Launch moved up by one day per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-01-07T08:33:40+0000
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle not confirmed.
