Satellite launch
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The launch was the 388th for the Long March series launch vehicles. The new satellite will provide live broadcast services for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
China launched the Zhongxing-9B satellite from the Xichang cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The launch took place on Thursday 9 September and was successful. Xinhua.
The Long March-3B launch vehicle with the satellite launched from the launch pad at 19:50 Beijing time. Zhongxing-9B successfully entered the specified orbit.
The Zhongxing-9B, equipped with specially designed transponders (a transceiver that sends a signal in response to a received signal), can support HD video transmission and provide high-quality live streaming services for major events such as the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing …
In addition, the satellite will provide communications services for rescue operations and disaster relief.
This launch was the 388th for the Long March series launch vehicles.
We will remind, on August 19, China launched into orbit Tianhui II-02 satellite constellation.
Earlier China launched a scientific satellite into orbit… It was China’s sixth space launch in a month. The data received from Tianhui I-04 will also be used in cartography and navigation.
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