Nov 30 2015
LaoSat-1 soon in position
Based on the Chinese DFH-4 platform, LaoSat-1 was placed into geostationary transfer orbit by a Chinese Long March 3B rocket operating from China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province on November 21 2015. The satellite will operate from 128.5 degrees east after many months of frequency-coordination negotiations between the Laotian Ministry of Post and […]
Jan 15 2016
BELINTERSAT-1 satellite ready for launch
China is preparing to carry out its first launch of the year on Friday, Jan. 15, as it plans to send a Belarusian telecommunications satellite into space. The Belintersat-1 spacecraft will be lofted into orbit by a Chinese workhorse Long March 3B booster from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. The 47-minute […]
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By Expat • International News • Tags: Belintersat-1, CASC DFH-4, Xichang Satellite Launch Center