China Successfully Sents Communications Satellite into Orbit

[cirr]

2013-05-02 09:18:50 Xinhua

A Long March-3B carrier rocket is launched in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 2, 2013. China successfully sent a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", into orbit with a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. [Photo: Xinhua]

China launched a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", at 0:06 a.m. Thursday (Beijing time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

"Zhongxing-11" will be mainly used in providing commercial communications services for users in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement from the center.

The satellite was sent by a Long March-3B rocket into the preset orbit, the statement said.

It marked the 176th launch of China's Long March series of rockets.


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[acetophenol]

Congrats to china!

 

[BeyondHeretic]

Congratulations china , only if we could get along with all Chinese people

 

[Juice]

Why is this news? Is it an unusual thing?

 

[BeyondHeretic]

It will provide satellite internet for rural iran

 

[xuxu1457]

2013-05-02 09:18:50 Xinhua

A Long March-3B carrier rocket is launched in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 2, 2013. China successfully sent a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", into orbit with a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. [Photo: Xinhua]

China launched a communications satellite, "Zhongxing-11", at 0:06 a.m. Thursday (Beijing time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

"Zhongxing-11" will be mainly used in providing commercial communications services for users in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement from the center.

The satellite was sent by a Long March-3B rocket into the preset orbit, the statement said.

It marked the 176th launch of China's Long March series of rockets.


China Launches Communications Satellite

ChinaSat 11




● Manufacturer: China Academy of Space Technology
● Polarization: *Linear Polarization*
● Payload: 45 C-band and Ku-band transponders
● Coverage: China, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Australia including the regions of *China Sea and Indian Ocean
*
ChinaSat 11 is scheduled to be brought into use in the 2nd quarter of 2013. Featuring multiple high power fixed and mobile beams and transponder switching capability, it will provide for commercial broadcasting and communications services with 45 C-band and Ku-band transponders to meet the needs of Direct-to-Home, data transmission, digital broadband multimedia and streaming media for clients in Asia, Africa, Australia including the regions of *China Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, etc.

 

[xuxu1457]

One week two launchs, not bad

 

[faithfulguy]

Why is this a news when all other launches are not news.