ChinaSat 3B

Launched the Zhongxing-3B (ChinaSat-3B) communications satellite toward geostationary transfer orbit from Wenchang; this was the 10th flight of the Long March 7A variant and its second of 2025.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

5 T (est.)

Flight

10th

of 18 Long March 7A flights

Date and time

20 May 2025, 11:50 UTC

Rocket

Long March 7A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2025-106

Launches in 2025

111th of 329

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