CASC Long March 2C APStar 6E

Name: CASC Long March 2C APStar 6E
Start: 2023-01-12T18:10:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Long March 2C

Status

Success

Date

12 JAN 2023

18:10

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Long March 2C

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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.

Height

42 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

233 T