Spacetrack Directory Name | CHINASAT 6A |
Alternative name | ZHONGXING 6A |
Orbit launches | 2010-09-04 |
Country/organisation of origin | Chiny (PRC) |
Starting point | XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China) |
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Perigee | 35775 km |
Apogee | 35799 km |
Notable spaceflight activities in 2017 included the maiden flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (also called LVM3) on 5 June and the first suborbital test of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket, inaugurating the Mahia spaceport in New Zealand. The rocket is named for its innovative Rutherford engine which feeds propellants via battery-powered electric motors instead of the usual gas generator and turbopumps.
satellite CHINASAT 6A Date of exalting 04.09.2010y.