ChinaSat 4A

Sent the ChinaSat-4A communications satellite toward geostationary orbit from the Wenchang launch center on Hainan island; Chinese authorities disclosed few details about the satellite's role.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

5 T (est.)

Flight

8th

of 18 Long March 7A flights

Date and time

22 August 2024, 12:25 UTC

Rocket

Long March 7A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Communications

International designator

2024-151

Launches in 2024

156th of 263

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