On the 29th February 2024 in CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 2103 hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China launch the Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket carrying the satellite Internet high-orbit satellite 01 was launched from Station 2 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, sending the satellite into the geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Satellite Internet High Orbit Satellite 01 is a large high orbit communication satellite developed by the Communications and Navigation Department of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket is a medium-sized liquid bundled launch vehicle developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It adopts a three-stage and a half configuration, consisting of a core first stage, a core second stage, a core third stage and four boosters. Except for the main power of the core third stage, which uses liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen propellant, the main power of the other stages all uses dinitrogen tetroxide/uniform dimethyl hydrazine propellant. Currently, the carrier rocket is in use in the enhanced type (CZ-3B/E) modified to type 2, type 3, type 3Z, and type 5. Among them, type 3 (CZ-3B/G3) is the model with the strongest carrying capacity. , 56.326 meters long, with a maximum core diameter of 3.35 meters, a fairing diameter of 4 meters, a take-off mass of 458.97 tons, and a standard geosynchronous transfer orbit capacity of 5.55 tons.
This rocket is the second rocket in the Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket series of rocket reliability and carrying capacity improvement projects. It has made five technical improvements, including improving operational convenience and changing engine technology to improve production efficiency. In 2024, the Changsha triple-A series rockets will usher in a new round of high-density launches.
This launch is the first launch of the ” Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket in 2024, the third orbital space launch of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Xichang Launch Site, China’s 10th launch, and the world’s 40th launch. This launch is the 94th launch of the “Chang 3B” rocket in total. Since the 68th launch of the ” Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket ” rocket on June 23, 2020 (Yao 68/”Beidou 3″ GEO-3), The Rockets have won 27 consecutive games. At the same time, this launch is the 510th launch of the “Long March” series of rockets. Since the successful first flight of the ” Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket ” (the 331st launch of the “Long March” series of rockets), the “Long March” series of rockets have achieved 180 consecutive victories!
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