25404 - CHINASAT 5B (ZX 5B)

Sinosat 1 was launched from the Xichang space conplex aboard a Long March 3B rocket. It was a Chinese geosynchronous communications spacecraft that carried 24 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and video communications to the Asia-Pacific region after parking at 110.5 degrees E.

Alternate Names

Chinasat 5B
Zhongwei 1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1998-07-18
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B
Launch Site: Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
Mass: 2820.0 kg