August 18, 1996 10:27 am
Zhongxing 7
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Long March 3
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
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ChinaSat 7 or ZX 7 (Zhongxing 7) is a Hughes HS-376 model geostationary telecommunications satellite built for the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation (ChinaSat). It was the first satellite ChinaSat had ordered from a western spacecraft contractor, Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., known today as Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.
Launch Overview
Window Open
10:27 UTC
Window Close
10:27 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 18, 1996 · 10:27 UTC
Launch Facility
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
China Aerospace Corporation
Payload
Zhongxing 7
Rocket
Long March 3
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
ChinaSat 7 or ZX 7 (Zhongxing 7) is a Hughes HS-376 model geostationary telecommunications satellite built for the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation (ChinaSat). It was the first satellite ChinaSat had ordered from a western spacecraft contractor, Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., known today as Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
China Aerospace Corporation
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Launch Overview
Window Open
10:27 UTC
Window Close
10:27 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 18, 1996 · 10:27 UTC
Launch Facility
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
China Aerospace Corporation
Payload
Zhongxing 7
Rocket
Long March 3
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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