Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26

Status

Success

ChinaSat 26

Launch Time
Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:49 UTC

Article

Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $29.15 million

Liftoff Thrust: 5,986 kN

Payload to LEO: 11,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 5,550 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 4

Rocket Height: 56.3 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m

Fairing Height: 9.56 m

Details

Mission Details

ChinaSat 26

ChinaSat 26 (Zhongxing 26) is a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving the Greater East Asia-Australia area.

Payloads: 1

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

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Stats

2023

25th orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

146th mission

1st mission of 2023

138th successful mission

22nd consecutive successful mission