ChinaSat 10 () previously known as SinoSat 5 () is a Chinese
communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth ...
. It was launched at 16:13 UTC on 20 June 2011 on a
Long March 3B
The Long March 3B (, ''Chang Zheng 3B''), also known as the CZ-3B and LM-3B, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rock ...
rocket.
The satellite is a replacement for
ChinaSat 5B
ChinaSat () is the brand name of communications satellites operated by China Satellite Communications.
History
In 2007, a joint venture China Direct Broadcast Satellite was formed to run the brand ChinaSat. It was a joint venture of state-o ...
.
It has a mass of 5,100 kg and will be positioned in
geosynchronous orbit at 110.5 degrees East. It is operated by
China Satellite Communications.
See also
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2011 in spaceflight
References
External links
Nasa Spaceflight.com
Communications satellites of China
Satellites of China
Spacecraft launched in 2011
2011 in China
Spacecraft launched by Long March rockets
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