WHG-03

Orbited China's third high-orbit internet services satellite (Weixing Hulianwang Gaogui-03) toward geostationary orbit from Xichang, extending broadband coverage over China and Belt and Road regions on the 99th flight of the Long March 3B.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

4 T (est.)

Flight

60th

of 78 Long March 3B/E flights

Date and time

10 October 2024, 13:50 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2024-181

Launches in 2024

186th of 263

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