Long March 3A | ChinaSat-22A

Launch Time
Tue Sep 12, 2006 16:02 UTC

Long March 3A

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Retired

Price: $69.7 million

Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN

Payload to LEO: 8,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 2,600 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 52.52 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Fairing Height: 8.89 m

Details

The FH 1 (Feng Huo 1) series are reportedly Chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-3 Bus. The launch vehicle was the CZ-3A rocket.

The first of these satellites, FH 1A was launched in January 2001 and was given the designation ZX 22 (ChinaSat 22).

A second satellite FH 1B or ZX 22A (ChinaSat 22A) followed in September 2006.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 2,310.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

41st orbital launch attempt

29th mission

1st mission of 2006

24th successful mission

15th consecutive successful mission