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Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26

February 23, 2023 at 11:49 AM UTC

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26 launch image — Mission imagery · Long March 3B/E

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February 23, 2023 at 11:49 AM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268

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Rocket: Long March 3B/E
Launch site: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: February 23, 2023 at 11:39 AM UTC
Window closes: February 23, 2023 at 1:54 PM UTC
Feed updated: September 7, 2023 at 12:03 PM UTC

Mission description

ChinaSat 26 (Zhongxing 26) is a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving the Greater East Asia-Australia area.

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Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-26 (ZhongXing-26)

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Vehicle

Long March 3B/E

Long March · B/E

Height

56.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

12,000 kg

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Launch complex

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.

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