Long March 2C | APStar 6E
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation launched a Long March 2C rocket from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) carrying APStar 6E to Geostationary Transfer Orbit on 12 Jan 2023, 18:10 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
SuccessLaunch Successful
About the mission
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.