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China’s Long March Rocket Series Completes 300 launches
China’s Long March Rocket Series which is the mainstay of China’s space programme since 1970 has successfully completed its 300th launch by putting a new communication satellite into orbit through Long March-3B Rocket. China’s Long March-3B Rocket Series China’s indigenously built China’s Long March rockets have sent more than 500 spacecraft into space. The rocket ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Algeria • BeiDou Navigation Satellite System • China • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • Dongfanghong-1 • Gaofen Earth observation project • Long March Rocket series • Long March-3B rocket • Pakistan • Saudi Arabia
China launchs a new communication satellite “APSTAR-6C” into orbit
China has successfully launched a new communication satellite “APSTAR-6C” into orbit by the Long March 3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at Sichuan province of China. The satellite is based on the Dong Fang Hong 4 (DFH-4) platform and with a designed life of 15 years. It will provide TV transmission, communication, internet, ..
Topics: Apstar 6C • APT Satellite Holdings • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation • Chinasat • DFH • Long March • Long March 3 • Satellite • Space program of the People's Republic of China • Spacecraft • Spaceflight • Xichang Satellite Launch Center