APStar-6C - CZ-3B/G2 - Сичан XSLC, LC2 - 03.05.2018, 16:06 UTC

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 1 ч. назад

The APSTAR-6C telecommunications satellite arrived at Xichang Qingshan Airport today, to be delivered to Xichang satellite launch centre. Will launch via Long March 3B to GEO. Based on DFH-4 bus, it has 45 C, Ka- & Ku-band transponders for VSAT, video, etc to Asia-Pacific region.


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Launch was earlier set for March 15. Launch now probably around mid-to-late April.

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CGWIC‏ @CGWIC 5 мин. назад

Apstar- 6C Satellite, for Hong Kong APT Company, based on DFH–4 bus, arrived at Xichang Launch Site today. It will be launched by LM-3B launch vehicle next month.

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Космические полёты Китая - ChinaSpaceFlight  запись закреплена
Спутник связи APSTAR-6C доставлен на космодром Сичан (КНР) российской авиакомпанией «Волга-Днепр» на самолёте АН-124-100 "Руслан"
APT Satellite подписала в Пекине 17 октября 2015 года контракт с China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) на строительство и запуск спутника связи APSTAR-6C. Заказ выполнен и в апреле с.г. планируется вывод КА на околоземную орбиту. Сумма контракта составляет $180 млн.
APT Satellite Company Limited, Hong Kong («APT Satellite» или «APSTAR») является ведущим спутниковым оператором в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе. APT Satellite начал свою деятельность в 1992 году.
Новый космический аппарат компании APT Satellite создан на основе платформы DFH-4 и оснащен 45 транспондерами в C, Ku и Ka диапазонах. Срок активного существования нового КА составит 15 лет.
Новый спутник связи должен будет заменить на орбите запущенный в 2005 году космический аппарат APSTAR-6. Зоной покрытия нового космического аппарата выбран Азиатско-Тихоокеанский регион.
В настоящее время работают на орбите пять КА: APSTAR-5, APSTAR-6, APSTAR-7, APSTAR-7B (частично), APSTAR-9. Охват — регионы Азии, Европы, Африки, Австралии и Тихого океана. Спутники обслуживают около 75% населения мира.
The APSTAR-6C telecommunications satellite arrived at Xichang Qingshan Airport today, to be delivered to Xichang satellite launch centre. Will launch via Long March 3B to GEO. Based on DFH-4 bus, it has 45 C, Ka- & Ku-band transponders for VSAT, video, etc to Asia-Pacific region.
APT Satellite Co. Ltd / APSTAR http://www.apstar.com/en/
 

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https://gbtimes.com/space-tracking-ship-leaves-port-to-support-chinese-beidou-and-telecommunications-satellite-launches

Space tracking ship leaves port to support Chinese Beidou and telecommunications satellite launches
by Andrew Jones | Mar 14, 2018 13:42 | CHINA ● CHINA'S SPACE PROGRAM ● BEIDOU NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM


China's Yuangwang 7 space tracking vessel after completing tasks related to the launch of the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft in April 2017. CNS

Chinese space tracking vessel Yuanwang-3 has left port in east China ready to support upcoming launches of a pair of Beidou navigation satellites and a commercial telecommunications satellite.

Yuanwang-3 departed from a military harbour on the Yangtze River on March 12, the People's Liberation Army Daily reported on Tuesday.

The Yuanwang vessels belong to the China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General, which is responsible for telemetry, tracking, and command for Chinese space missions.

The first task for Yuanwang-3, which was active earlier in the year, will be to support the launch of two Beidou phase 3 satellites, which will join a constellation of satellites which form China's own Global Navigation Satellite System, Beidou, similar to America's GPS, Russia's GLONASS and Europe's Galileo systems.

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Following this will be the launch of a telecommunications satellite for APSTAR. This is due to launch to geostationary orbit in mid-to-late April, following the satellite's arrival at the Xichang Qingshan Airport on March 9.

The APSTAR-6C satellite is based on a DFH-4 satellite platform developed by the China Academy of Space Technology and will be equipped with 45 transponders in C, Ku, and Ka bands, providing VSAT, video and other services for Asia-Pacific region customers.

It will also be launched by three-stage hypergolic fuelled Long March 3B rocket with four strap-on boosters.


The modified Long March 3B that launched the Chang'e-3 lander and rover towards the Moon on December 1, 2013 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. CNS
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Пуск после полуночи по пекинскому времени (BJT, 2018-05-04)

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Ещё NOTAM

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J3268/18 - DUE TO SPACEFLIGHT ACTIVITIES,THE FLIGHT SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT IN
FOLLOWING AREAS MAY BE AFFECTED ON MAY 03, 2018
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03 MAY 16:11 2018 UNTIL 03 MAY 16:41 2018. CREATED: 27 APR 11:15 2018

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 29 мин. назад

Launch from Xichang in SW China expected in 3 hrs (16:06 UTC; 00:06 May 4 local), with a Long March 3B to loft Apstar-6C communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit.

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Ни на одном из http://cctv.cntv.cn трансляции не обнаружено.

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По данным форума 9ifly пуск состоялся. Ждём официального подтверждения

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

Chinese folk on social media are saying they can feel the ground shaking, so that'll be the Long March 3B launch! (Usually the fastest way to find out!) Waiting for a more official confirmation of course.

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 4 мин. назад

Liftoff, apparently.

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 6 мин. назад

APT Satellite declares successful launch of Apstar-6C communications satellite from Xichang at 16:06 UTC today via Long March 3B https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ITwXZAtr76hdn2DScgrhhA ...

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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ITwXZAtr76hdn2DScgrhhA

亚太6C卫星成功发射升空
2018-05-04 

2018年5月4日0时6分，亚太通信卫星有限公司(亚太卫星)于中国西昌成功发射亚太6C卫星升空，这是长征3号乙型火箭的第46次发射。
 
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Успешный запуск Азиатско-тихоокеанского спутника 6C
2018-05-04

В Сичане (Китай) в 00 ч. 06 м. 4 мая 2018 года произведён успешный запуск Азиатско-Тихоокеанского спутника связи, запуск стал 46-м для ракеты Long March 3B.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 11 мин. назад

Success confirmed! Long March 3B launches APStar-6C -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/05/long-march-3b-launches-apstar-6c/ ...

 - by Rui B. Barbosa (@rmcsbarbosa) (File photo of the rocket).

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 8 мин. назад

Some pics of the Long March 3B launch from Xichang carrying the Apstar-6C comms sat to GEO at 16:06 UTC today (00:06 Beijing time Friday). (Pics: Zhang Zhengyi).

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http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/31358.html

长征三号乙运载火箭成功发射亚太6C卫星
2018-05-04



2018年5月4日0时6分，长征三号乙运载火箭在西昌卫星发射中心发射升空，成功将亚太6C卫星（APSTAR-6C）送入预定轨道。

亚太6C卫星将服务一带一路建设，进一步提升亚太地区卫星通信、广播服务能力。

Ракета Великий поход IIIB успешно вывела на орбиту Азиатско-Тихоокеанский спутник связи 6C
2018-05-04

В 00 ч. 06 м. 4 мая 2018 года ракета-носитель "Великий поход 3B" была запущена из Центра запуска спутников в Сичане и успешно доставила на запланированную орбиту Азиатско-Тихоокеанский спутник 6C (APSTAR-6C).

Азиатско-Тихоокеанский спутник 6C будет служить для обеспечения инициативы "Один пояс - один путь" для дальнейшего расширения возможностей спутниковой связи и радиовещания в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе.

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http://spacenews.com/long-march-rocket-launches-apstar-6c-communications-satellite-from-china/

Long March rocket launches Apstar-6C communications satellite from China
by Andrew Jones — May 3, 2018


The Apstar-6C satellite undergoing thermal-vacuum testing. Credit: Apstar

Helsinki, FINLAND – China on Thursday launched the Apstar-6C communications satellite, successfully inserting the 5-metric-ton spacecraft into a geostationary-transfer orbit.

The Long March 3B launch vehicle lifted off from Launch Complex 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at 12:06 p.m. Eastern, in accordance with airspace closure notices published days in advance.

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced success of the launch just over an hour after liftoff.

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The launch was China's thirteenth of the year overall, and the fifth from Xichang, which is expected to see around 17 launches in 2018, mostly of Beidou navigation and positioning satellites.

Apstar-6C joins a fleet of four fully operational satellites belonging to APT Satellite of Hong Kong, operator of the Apstar constellation, which provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

The Apstar-6C satellite is based on a DFH-4 platform and was developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a satellite and spacecraft maker under CASC, the main contractor for China's space program. It is equipped with 45 transponders in C, Ku, and Ka bands, with a designed service life of 15 years.

The satellite will replace the in-orbit Apstar-6 satellite, providing high-power transponder services for video distribution, broadband internet access, and cellular backhaul, according to APT Satellite.

APT signed an in-orbit-delivery agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC), a CASC company, on Oct. 17, 2015 — the same day that China successfully launched the DFH-4-based Apstar-9 communications satellite.

The contracting party was required to submit the contract for review to an independent committee, in accordance with Hong Kong Stock Exchange rules, as CASC, which owns CAST and CGWIC, has a majority equity stake in APT.

CASC is planning a potential 36 launches in 2018, and emerging non-government launch providers could take China's number of orbital launches to over 40 for the year.

The next Chinese missions lined up are the Gaofen-5 high-resolution Earth observation satellite, due to launch on May 8 from Taiyuan in north China, and the '"Queqiao" ("Magpie bridge") communications relay satellite for the Chang'e-4 lunar far side mission.

The relay satellite, to orbit around the second Earth-Moon Lagrange point some 80,000 kilometers beyond the Moon, will facilitate communications with a lunar lander and rover on the far side of the Moon, following their launch in late 2018.

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CGWIC‏ @CGWIC 4 мин. назад

APSTAR-6C was launched successfully at 00:06 Beijing Time on May 4th, 2018 by the LM-3B from XSLC. APSTAR-6C satellite will enhance the Asia-Pacific satellite communications, broadcasting services capabilities. It is the 12th satellite IOD program of CGWIC.

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Первые наборы на первый объект. 2018-041A, SCN 43450. Наклонение переходной орбиты 27.2 градуса.

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/photo/2018-05/04/c_1122780173.htm

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. Синьхуа Новости | Xinhua News
46 минут назад

С космодрома Сичан стартовала ракета-носитель Чанчжэн-3В со спутником связи Apstar-6C на борту. Спутник успешно выведен на заданную орбиту.

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Официально от Синьхуа

http://russian.news.cn/2018-05/04/c_137154388.htm

Китай успешно запустил спутник связи "Apstar-6С"
2018-05-04 05:27:47丨Russian.News.Cn

Сичан, 4 мая /Синьхуа/ -- 4 мая в 00:06 на китайском космодроме "Сичан" при помощи ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-3В" был успешно запущен спутник связи "Apstar-6С". Спутник вышел на заданную орбиту.

Использовать спутник "Apstar-6С" будет компания APT Satellite Holdings Limited, в основном он будет применяться для регионалького телевидения, теле- и радиовещания, связи, Интернета и мультимедиа, может предоставлять услуги для Китая, Монголии, Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона, а также Индокитая.

Спутник и его ракета-носитель произведены Китайской аэрокосмической научно-технической корпорацией.

Это 273 полет ракеты-носителя серии "Чанчжэн". --0--

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Кто нибудь знает массу Apstar-6C?

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Tкп = 00:06:05.726 BJT 2018-05-04 (16:06:05.726 UTC 2018-05-03)
Код миссии: 867-33

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China launches communication satellite using Long March-3B carrier rocket

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Опубликовано: 4 мая 2018 г.

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China Launches Communication Satellite Using Long March 3B Carrier Rocket

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Опубликовано: 3 мая 2018 г.

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http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-3b-apstar-6c

APStar-6C
1 43450U 18041A 18123.77493133 -.00000366 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 43450 27.1831 100.3816 7585988 179.5173 60.5798 1.91297143 04

CZ-3B R/B
1 43451U 18041B 18123.78364282 -.00001290 +12330-5 +00000-0 0 9993
2 43451 027.1986 100.9147 7546691 178.5628 068.8742 01.97777178000019
初始入轨参数：[TH]ID[/TH][TH]编号[/TH][TH]历时(UTC)[/TH][TH]物体名称[/TH][TH]运行周期(分/圈)[/TH][TH]轨道倾角[/TH][TH]近地点 X 远地点[/TH]

2018-041A	43450	2018.05.03 18:35:54	APStar-6C	752.75 min	27.183	239 x 41827 km
2018-041B	43451	2018.05.03 18:48:26	CZ-3B R/B	728.80 min	27.199	199 x 40663 km

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0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 43450U 18041A   18124.17800699 -.00001402  15268-5  00000+0 0  9990
2 43450  27.2493 100.1614 7597453 179.6398 338.9137  1.91757715    08

0 TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
1 43451U 18041B   18123.94892511  .00205688  12302-5  15111-1 0  9997
2 43451  27.2199 100.8704 7550128 178.6010 186.5737  1.97895231    24

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http://www.apstar.com/en/news/apt-satellite-successfully-launched-apstar-6c-satellite/

APT Satellite Successfully Launched APSTAR-6C Satellite
MAY 4, 2018



On 4 May 2018 in Xi Chang, China, APT Satellite Company Limited (APT Satellite) successfully launched APSTAR-6C satellite into orbit. This marks the 46th mission of LM-3B launch vehicle.

APSTAR-6C, as replacement satellite of APSTAR-6, is the second DFH-4 platform satellite that APT Satellite has procured from CGWIC-HK. The satellite is equipped with 45 transponders in C, Ku, and Ka bands, with designed service life of 15 years, providing high power transponder services to customers across the Asia-Pacific region for in-flight connection, video contribution/distribution, DTH and cellular backhaul.

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http://spaceflight101.com/chinese-long-march-3b-launches-apstar-6c-communications-satellite/

Chinese Long March 3B Launches APStar-6C Communications Satellite
 May 3, 2018 

Photo: Xinhua (File Image)

China was back in action on Thursday, conducting a rare commercial launch of a Long March 3B rocket with the APStar-6C communications satellite for APT Satellite Holdings to join their constellation of Geostationary Communications Satellites. Long March 3B lifted off fr om the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 16:06 UTC on a mission of under half an hour to lift the spacecraft into an elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

Confirmation of launch success was provided by APT Satellite around 40 minutes after liftoff when the satellite had been separated into its target orbit.

Thursday's launch was conducted under the auspices of the China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) that offers Chinese satellites and launch services on the international market as the sole provider licensed by the Chinese government. The APStar-6C contract was signed in October 2015 as a package deal, covering the satellite, to be built by CAST, and the mission's launch service, to be provided through CALT using the Long March 3B rocket.

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Built on the DFH-4 satellite platform, APStar-6C hosts a hybrid communications payload comprising 45 transponders operating in the C-, Ku- and Ka-Bands to deliver a wide range of communications services to customers in the Asia-Pacific Region. Replacing APStar-6, launched in 2005, the APStar-6C satellite will deliver VSAT services, video distribution, Direct-to-Home television and high-throughput cellular backhaul.

The satellite's 26-transponder C-Band payload provides wide-beam coverage over the entire Asia-Pacific Region for broadcasting applications with coverage spanning from Eastern Russia all the way south to Australia and New Zealand and from the Arabian Peninsula all the way east to Hawaii.


APStar-6C Thermal Vacuum Testing – Photo: CASC

Three Ku-Band coverage zones are to be provided by APStar-6C: 1) delivering focused coverage to Eastern China with concentrated transmit power around large hubs like Hong Kong; 2) providing services over South-East Asia including Myanmar, Thailand and Laos; and 3) offering a dedicated coverage zone to Mongolia.

APStar-6C is based on the popular DFH-4 satellite platform, representing China's third generation communications satellite platform, capable of facilitating high-power and high-capacity communications payloads for different applications such as direct broadcasting, tracking and data relay, mobile communications, etc.


APStar-6C Coverage Zones (Left: C-Band, Right: Ku-Band) – Credit: APT Satellite

DFH-4 measures 2.36 by 2.10 by 3.60 meters in dimensions and can accommodate payloads of up to 588 Kilograms, creating a launch mass of up to 5,200 Kilograms. Two 6-meter solar arrays generate an End-of-Life power of 10,500 Watts of which 8kW are available to the payload. DFH-4 is divided into three modules – the propulsion module, the service module and the payload module. Onboard batteries are used to store power for night passes and power distribution is provided by dedicated avionics systems.

The DFH-4 satellite platform uses state of the art navigation and attitude determination systems and reaction wheel-based attitude actuation. The satellite is equipped with a main propulsion system for the climb to Geostationary Orbit and reaction control thrusters used to assist in attitude control and stationkeeping in the Geostationary Belt that is possible with an accuracy of +/-0.05° in all directions.


DFH-4-based Satellite – Photo: CAST

APStar-6C is only APT's second Chinese-built satellite after APStar-9, having previously relied on Hughes, Space Systems/Loral, Thales Alenia and Lockheed Martin as satellite manufacturers. APT Satellite Holdings Ltd, officially registered in Bermuda, is the sole owner of Hong Kong-based APT Satellite that has been acting as the operator of the APStar fleet since 1992. As a red chip company, it has been indirectly controlled by the Chinese Government (through CASC) since its formation.

APT Satellite Ltd. launched or otherwise acquired a total of ten satellites since 1994 (including APStar-6C); five satellites (APStar-5, 6, 7, 9 and 9A) remain in active service for the company and another two (one fully owned satellite and one leased payload) are set for launch this year.

The contract for APStar-6C was signed on October 17, 2015 (the same day of APStar-9's successful launch) with a launch readiness date specified for May 1st, 2018.

The satellite completed its pre-flight testing campaign by the end of January after final thermal vacuum tests. Liftoff had initially been planned on March 15 but then slipped to April 21st with the satellite arriving at the Xichang launch base in the Sichuan province in early March. By mid-April, the launch was re-aligned for just after midnight on May 5th, local time, within a week of the contracted launch date specified back in 2015.


Photo: Xinhua (File)

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Thursday's mission marked the 13th orbital launch carried out by China in 2018, continuing on track to a new record-setting year. It was the 273rd launch of China's Long March family, according to a count kept by launch provider CALT, and the 46th for the Long March 3B heavy-lift variant. Another two or three Chinese launches can be expected this month with Gaofen-5 due for liftoff on May 8, the Queqiao Lunar Relay Satellite aiming for a May 21 liftoff and the next pair of Beidou navigation satellites set to depart Xichang not long after APStar-6C.

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Long March 3B/E weighs approximately 456,000 Kilograms, stands 56.33 meters tall with a core diameter of 3.35 meters – comprising four liquid-fueled boosters, a pair of hypergolic stages and a cryogenic third stage in charge of the final injection via a two-burn flight profile. Firing up its boosters and powerful core stage, Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang at 12:06 a.m. local time with a total thrust of over 600 metric-ton-force. After a vertical ascent of a few seconds, the rocket began to pitch and roll onto its planned ascent path, taking it south-east across China before passing over the Pacific Ocean.

With all engines firing at full throttle, Long March 3B/E burned 2,350 Kilograms of propellant per second as it started racing uphill and making its way downrange. Each of the four boosters delivered 75,500 Kilogram-force of additional thrust to the vehicle using a single DaFY-5-1 engine, consuming 41 metric tons over the course of a burn of 140 seconds after which the boosters were to drop away from the three-stage rocket.


Image: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

With the boosters gone, the Core Stage was to continue powering the vehicle using a DaFY-6-1 cluster of four engines delivering 302 metric tons of thrust. Overall, the 24.8-meter tall first stage launched with a propellant load of 186,200 Kilograms that was to be expended in two minutes and 38 seconds. Immediately after engine cutoff on the first stage, the second stage was to command its four-chamber vernier engine to ignite as part of the hot-staging sequence employed by the Long March 3B.

A series of 14 pyrotechnic bolts were to fire to disconnect the first and second stage, allowing the second stage's vernier engine to move the stack away from the empty core stage. Moments after staging, the second stage was to ignite its DaFY-20-1 main engine, soaring up to a thrust of 75,700 Kilogram-force to continue powered ascent. Overall, the second stage launched with a propellant load of 49,400 Kilograms, measuring 12.92 meters in length and 3.35 meters in diameter.

While the second stage was firing, Long March 3B was to depart the dense atmosphere, making it safe to jettison the protective payload fairing and expose the APStar-6C satellite for the rest of its ride uphill.

The second stage was to fire for 178 seconds with the vernier engine burning about six seconds longer than the main engine and separation from the third stage occurring via pyrotechnics and solid-fueled retrorockets.

One second after staging, the 12.7-meter long third stage was to ignite its two cryogenic YF-75 engines to push the stack into a Low Earth Parking Orbit with a total thrust of 16,000 kgf. Aiming for an orbit around 190 Kilometers in altitude, the third stage was expected to burn for around four minutes and 45 seconds before heading into a brief Parking Orbit Coast. The coast phase, nearly 11 minutes in duration, was set up to allow the stack to fly to a position wh ere the second burn could be performed around the equator passage so that the high-point of the resulting orbit would be placed over the equator.

This second burn, approximately three minutes and 15 seconds in duration, was to be followed by a variable velocity adjustment by the vernier engines of the third stage which were to fire until the navigation platform sensed that the target injection velocity was achieved, thus optimizing the accuracy of the orbital insertion with spacecraft separation taking place approximately 26 minutes after liftoff.

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Теперь и НОРАД определился с объектами запуска

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Andrew Jones‏ @AJ_FI 7 ч. назад

Rocket debris near a town in Guizhou province following the Long March 3B launch of Apstar-6C satellite on May 3.


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Rocket booster crashes near Chinese town after Apstar-6C satellite launch

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Опубликовано: 7 мая 2018 г.

A rocket booster from a Chinese Long March launch of a commercial communications satellite landed near houses in Guizhou Province, southwest China.

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CGWIC‏ @CGWIC 3 ч. назад

APSTAR 6C satellite has completed orbit maneuver successfully and is slated for in-orbit test.

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Chang Zheng-3B / APSTAR-6C

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/28/c_137212279.htm

China develops wireless systems for rockets
Source: Xinhua| 2018-05-28 14:30:29 | Editor: Liangyu

BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China has developed and tested a wireless measuring system for rockets, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday.

Developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the wireless system has been installed in Long March-3B carrier rocket, which took the communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" into orbit in early May.

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Sensors in the rockets are usually connected by cables, which increases the weight of the rocket and causes difficulties in layout design.

Although wireless technology has been widely used in some electronic devices, rockets have to withstand extreme high and low temperatures, strong forces caused by separation, and a complicated electromagnetic environment.

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Caleb Henry‏ @CHenry_SN 4 мин. назад

.@APT_Satellite reported a solar array anomaly on a 13-year-old satellite. The new Apstar-6C is taking over (quicker than planned) to cover for transponder losses.

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137375972.htm

In-orbit communication satellite delivered to Hong Kong firm
Source: Xinhua | 2018-08-08 14:12:49 | Editor: ZX

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's commercial satellite launch company has completed in-orbit delivery of communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" to its Hong Kong customer, the Science and Technology Daily reported Wednesday.

The satellite was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and launched on May 4 this year by the Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

It was delivered to Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Co., Ltd, on Tuesday, according to China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a commercial agency authorized by the Chinese government to operate commercial launches, provide satellite delivery services and international cooperation.

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With a designed life of 15 years, APSTAR-6C will provide communication and satellite broadcasting services to customers across the Asia-Pacific region, and will have a big potential market for providing services to support the Belt and Road Initiative.

It is also the second communication satellite based on the DFH-4 platform to be procured by APT Satellite, following the APSTAR-9, which has provided services to APT Satellite's customers since its launch in 2015.

China has developed 15 communication satellites based on the DFH-4 platform, and the earliest DFH-4 communication satellite has served in orbit for nearly 10 years, said CGWIC.

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CGWIC‏ @CGWIC 7 авг.

APSTAR-6C SATELLITE COMPLETES IN-ORBIT DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER SUCCESSFULLY.

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http://russian.news.cn/2018-08/08/c_137376778.htm

Орбитальный спутник связи передан сянганскому заказчику
2018-08-08 21:09:55丨Russian.News.Cn

Пекин, 8 августа /Синьхуа/ -- Китайская компания, осуществляющая запуски коммерческих спутников, завершила вывод на орбиту спутника связи "APSTAR-6C" для заказчика из Сянгана. Об этом в среду сообщила газета Science and Technology Daily.

Спутник был разработан Китайским исследовательским институтом космических технологий и запущен в космос 4 мая этого года с помощью ракеты-носителя "Чанчжэн-3Б" /серия "Великий поход"/ с космодрома Сичан /Юго-Западный Китай/.

Во вторник спутник был передан заказчику -- сянганской компании APT Satellite Company Ltd.-- сообщила Китайская корпорация China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), коммерческое агентство, уполномоченное правительством Китая на осуществление коммерческих запусков, а также предоставление услуг по передаче спутников и осуществление международного сотрудничества.

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Проектный срок службы "APSTAR-6C" составляет 15 лет. Он будет предоставлять услуги коммуникации и спутникового вещания клиентам в Азиатско-тихоокеанском регионе и будет иметь большой потенциальный рынок для предоставления услуг по поддержке инициативы "Пояс и путь".

Аппарат является вторым по счету спутником после "APSTAR-9" , разработанным на основе китайских спутниковых технологий DFH-4 по заказу сянганской компании APT Satellite Company Limited.

К настоящему времени Китай разработал 15 спутников связи на базе платформы DFH-4, первый из которых служит на орбите вот уже на протяжении 10 лет.

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