China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
APStar 6E
Long March 2C
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, January 12, 2023 · 18:10 UTC
Mission
/01APStar 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.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 2C
Variant: C
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28.247° N, 102.029° E
79
Pad Launches
184
Location Launches
407
Agency Launches
7
Orbital This Year