CASC - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo.
Nov. 7, 2015
Image above: A Long March 3B carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat-2C satellite liftoff from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Nov. 3, 2015. Image Credits: Xinhua/Zhao.
China launched a new communications satellite on Tuesday November 3, 2015 – one that may sport military applications. The Zhongxing-2C spacecraft – otherwise known as Chinasat-2C – was launched at 16:25 UTC, lifting off via a Long March 3B/G2 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Chinasat-2C satellite. Image Credit: Günter Space Page
Zhongxing-2C – the name cited by Chinese media – is possibly the second satellite of the second generation Shentong geostationary military communication satellites.
China uses two types of satellites for secure military communications: the Fenghuo and the Shentong.
China Launches New Communication Satellite. Video Credit: CCTV+
The Xichang Satellite Launch Centre is situated in the Sichuan Province, south-western China and is the country’s launch site for geosynchronous orbital launches.
For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
Images (mentioned), Video (mentioned), Text, Credits: CASC/Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
Greetings, Orbiter.ch
