{"id":41706,"date":"2007-06-01T00:53:10","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/china-announces-successful-launch-of-sinosat-3\/"},"modified":"2007-06-01T00:53:10","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:53:10","slug":"china-announces-successful-launch-of-sinosat-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/china-announces-successful-launch-of-sinosat-3\/","title":{"rendered":"China announces successful launch of SinoSat-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 100th Long March launch vehicle has placed the SinoSat-3 (Xinnuo-3) communications satellite into orbit.\n<\/p>\n<p>  The CZ-3A Chang Zheng-3A (CZ3A-14) rocket was launched at 00:08 Beijing time Friday (1608 UTC, Thursday) from the LC2 launch complex at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located on the Sichuan province.\n<\/p>\n<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"129\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/forums\/get-attachment.asp?action=view&amp;attachmentid=9981\" width=\"600\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"5\" border=\"0\/\"><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#0000ff\">**DISCUSS ON OUR FORUMS**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><u>Article:<\/u><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm\">\n<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX launch tickets<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>NASA mission updates<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>NASA mission patches<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; background: initial !important; border: 0px !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: inherit !important; cursor: inherit !important; direction: inherit !important; display: inline !important; fill: currentcolor !important; filter: initial !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; opacity: initial !important; outline: 0px !important; overflow: initial !important; padding: 0px !important; stroke: initial !important; transform: initial !important; vertical-align: initial !important; visibility: inherit !important;\"><\/path>\n<p>     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Sinosat-3 satellite separated from the launcher last stage at 1632 UTC, 24 minutes after launch, according to the Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">SinoSat-3 is a communications satellite based on the DFH-3 platform and was built by the Chinese Academy for Space Technology. The satellite has a operational life of 15 years and will operate from geosynchronous orbit at 125 degrees&nbsp;east. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The spacecraft is&nbsp;a three-axis stabilized vehicle, equipped with ten 36 MHz C-band transponders. SinoSat-3 will cover China and its neighbouring countries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Chang Zheng launch vehicle was developed and manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Following&nbsp;the loss of Sinosat-2 it became an imperative to launch a substitute to this satellite. However, according to Xinhua citing a SinoSat Corp. last November, \u2018a substitute satellite for Sinosat-2 will take at least three years to develop, with more technical upgrades.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>The SinoSat-2 (29516 2006-048A) satellite launched on October 29th 2006. On November 8, 2006, SinoSat-2 suffered a failure when its solar panels failed to deploy \u2013 and the communications antenna became inoperable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">With&nbsp;400 million television sets, China has 12.6 million digital TV subscribers, \u2018suggesting a huge potential market for satellite TV.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Sinosat-3 will be operated by Sinosat, a fixed satellite communications company, that offes satellite bandwidth and integrated solutions for video, Internet, data and voice communications services to a range of broadcasters, ISPs, network integrators, telecommunications companies, enterprises and government entities around the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This was the 101st successful orbital Chinese launch and the 100th launch of a Chang Zheng \u2018Long March\u2019 launch vehicle, being the&nbsp;third Chinese orbital launch in less than a month.<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\">The Chinese schedule for 2007 includes the launch of the first Chinese Moon probe, the Chang\u2019e-1 that is schedule for a September launch from Xichang. 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