Mission record

Long March 2C | APStar 6E

Long March 2C· Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
China
Date
Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:10:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6375 ever

Mission

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.

Deployed payloads · 1
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