Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com, February 23, according to the China Aerospace News, 19:49 on February 23, Beijing time, the long March 3B carrier rocket (referred to as "Chang 3B rocket") blasted off from the Xichang Satellite launch Center, sending the China Star 26 satellite into the scheduled orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success. this was the first battle victory of the Chang 3B rocket in 2023 and the first victory of the long March carrier rocket series in Gui Mao year of the lunar calendar.

China Satellite 26, which is purchased and managed by China Satcom, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., is China's first high-throughput satellite with a capacity of more than 100 Gbps, and is also a new generation of high-throughput broadband communication satellite that meets the requirements of satellite Internet and communication transmission. The satellite is mainly used to provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals and vehicle / ship / airborne terminals.

Zhongxing 26 satellite is developed by the Fifth Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, using the self-developed Dongfanghong 4 enhanced satellite platform, which is expected to be located at 125 degrees east longitude and equipped with Ka band load, mainly covering the whole of China and the surrounding areas.

The Chang 3B rocket carrying out this mission was developed by the first Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, adopting the idea of unified configuration design of long triple A series rockets and adopting 4000F fairing. The rocket in this state has a total length of 56.326 meters and a take-off mass of about 456 tons. CTOnews.com according to previous statistics, this launch is the 463rd launch of the long March series of carrier rockets.

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