LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Nov 05 2022
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
ChinaSat 19
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(11:50 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(11:40 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(12:15 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 3B/EDescription:
The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- ChinaSat 19 (Zhongxing 19) is a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving China-US air routes.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)