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Apstar 6D Mission

completedLaunch 2020-045
Launched 7/9/2020HEOService GSat GTO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Apstar 6D
active
Communications
GEO
Apstar GEO fleet
Launch Details
Launch Date
7/9/2020
Launch ID
2020-045
Launch Profile
Sat GTO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch Vehicle
Long March 3B G2
Launch Site
Launch Complex 3, Xichang Space Center (Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China)
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
Track
Mentions
1
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The Yuanwang-5 tracking ship will assist the Apstar-6D mission before heading to support the Tianwen-1 Mars mission launch.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Jun 30, 2020Final Beidou-3 satellite reaches operational orbit, China’s launch sites gear up for July missions