Long March 3B/E | ZHTW 1-01

Long March 3B/E

May 9, 2024, 1:43 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

Zhihui Tianwang 1-01 are 2 experimental Medium Earth Orbit communication satellites in a collaboration between Tsinghua University, SAST and the Shanghai local government for communication tests, including with Chinese Antarctic research bases and other Low Earth Orbit satellites. They are China's first Medium Earth Orbit communication satellites launched.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN