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CASC - Long March-3B launches APStar-6D













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July 9, 2020

Long March-3B launches APStar-6D

A Long March-3B launch vehicle launched the APStar-6D satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 9 July 2020, at 12:11 UTC (20:11 local time).

Long March-3B launches APStar-6D

The Asia-Pacific 6D satellite (亚太6D, APStar-6D) is a high-throughput broadband communication satellite, sent into a geostationary orbit.

Asia-Pacific 6D satellite (亚太6D, APStar-6D)
 
 It will provide coverage for mobile telecommunications over Asia Pacific area.

For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC): http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html

Images, Video, Text, Credits: China Central Television (CCTV)/APStar/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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