Chinasat 6B launched on Long March 3B rocket
China's Long March 3B has orbited Chinasat 6B, a 38-transponder C-band spacecraft intended to expand the broadcasting capacity of operator ChinaSatCom. The 4.5-metric ton (9,900-pound), 9.5-kilowatt satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, blasted off July 5 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...
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