13 September 2022, 13:18 UTC
ChinaSat 1E
A Long March 7A launched the Zhongxing 1E (ChinaSat 1E) military communications satellite from Wenchang into geostationary transfer orbit; the 5,320 kg satellite has a designed 11-year operational lifetime.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 4th
- of 18 Long March 7A flights
- Date and time
- 13 September 2022, 13:18 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 7A
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2022-112
- Launches in 2022
- 116th of 186
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