China launched a new communication satellite APSTAR-6C at 12:06 a.m. Friday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center.APSTAR-6C satellite will enhance the Asia-Pacific satellite ...

Helsinki, FINLAND – China on Thursday launched the Apstar-6C communications satellite, successfully inserting the 5-metric-ton spacecraft into a geostationary-transfer orbit. The Long March 3B launch ...

China launched a new communication satellite “APSTAR-6C” late on Thursday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite was sent into orbit by the Long March-3B carrier rocket.

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with the Apstar 6C communications satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese-built communications satellite owned by Hong Kong-based operator launched Thursday aboard a Long ...

China on Friday sent a new APSTAR-6C communication satellite into orbit for Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Co., Ltd. It was China's 10th commercial communication satellite for export, and the second ...

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China launches the communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Friday, May 04, 2018.[Photo: Xinhua] China on Friday sent a new APSTAR-6C communication ...