China's All-Electric Communication Satellite APSTAR 6E Now Operational

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2024

China's first fully electric communication satellite, APSTAR 6E, officially commenced operation on Monday, announced China Great Wall Industry, the project's contractor. Launched by a Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province in January 2023, APSTAR 6E took 514 days to transition from a low-Earth orbit, where it was deployed, to its designated geosyn