China on 3 November 2015 launched a civil communication satellite Chinasat 12 from the Xichang space center in Sichuan province.
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The new satellite launch by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) marks the 214th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series and also the 13th launch in 2015.
China also launched it commercial remote sensing satellite Jilin-1, and APSTAR-9 was launched for a regional satellite fleet operator and Tianhui-1C Earth Observation Satellite.
The state-run Xinhua news agency describes the ChinaSat-2C spacecraft as a civil communications satellite that will provide radio, TV transmission and broadband services for the country’s radio stations, TV stations, radio transmitting stations and cable networks.
A Chinese Long March 3B rocket lifted off Tuesday from the country’s Xichang space base, heading into orbit with a secretive payload believed by Western observers to be a military communications satellite. The information revealed the circle’s low point (or perigee) was 194 kilometers with a calculated 27.1 degrees to equator. The satellite’s planned communications coverage zone was not disclosed by Chinese authorities.
As was the case with numerous prior Chinese launches, the liftoff was not announced earlier by the media or government officials.
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Chinasat 2C’s ready drive framework will circularize its circle more than 35,000 kilometers, or around 22,000 miles, over the equator, where the satellite’s speed will coordinate the rate of Earth’s turn. The mission was registered a success.
