NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

ChinaSat 1E

Launch Time
Tue Sep 13, 2022 13:18 UTC

Rocket

Long March 7A
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 7,128 kN
Payload to LEO: 12,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 7,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 58.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 12.4 m

Mission Details

ChinaSat 1E

Note: provisional information based on satellite naming

The FH 2 (Feng Huo 2) series are reportedly the second generation of 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-4 Bus.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,320.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

Stats

2022

116th orbital launch attempt

Long March 7

9th mission
2nd mission of 2022
8th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission