Long March 3B launches Apstar-6D
Posted: Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 7:33 PM ET (2333 GMT)
A Long March 3B rocket successfully launched the Apstar-6D communications satellite Thursday. The rocket, lifting off at 8:11 am EDT (1211 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, placed the 5,500-kilogram satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite is the first commercial success of China’s enhanced Dongfanghong-4 platform, the DFH-4E, which includes upgraded components to lighten the satellite platform and allow more room for communications payloads. APT Mobile has described Apstar-6D as the first of a global system of three or four satellites for broadband connectivity to aircraft, ships and remote locations.
A Long March 3B rocket successfully launched the Apstar-6D communications satellite Thursday. The rocket, lifting off at 8:11 am EDT (1211 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, placed the 5,500-kilogram satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite is the first commercial success of China’s enhanced Dongfanghong-4 platform, the DFH-4E, which includes upgraded components to lighten the satellite platform and allow more room for communications payloads. APT Mobile has described Apstar-6D as the first of a global system of three or four satellites for broadband connectivity to aircraft, ships and remote locations.| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Friday, August 14
NASA contractors stake out San Antonio’s place in space
San Antonio Express-News — 6:38 am ET (1038 GMT) Elon Musk blasts SpaceX competitor ULA as ‘a complete waste of taxpayer money’
CNBC — 6:36 am ET (1036 GMT) Kleos Space to launch cluster of four satellites on Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The National (UAE) — 6:36 am ET (1036 GMT) SpaceX installs orbital Starship heat shield prototype with robots
Teslarati — 6:35 am ET (1035 GMT) In New Application, Camden Spaceport Proposes Drone Surveillance Of Land, Homes Beneath Rocket Paths
WABE-FM Atlanta — 6:28 am ET (1028 GMT) |
