NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

ChinaSat-22A

Launch Time
Tue Sep 12, 2006 16:02 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3A
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Retired
Price: $69.7 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,600 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 52.52 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m
Fairing Height: 8.89 m

Mission Details

ChinaSat-22A

The FH 1 (Feng Huo 1) series are reportedly Chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-3 Bus. The launch vehicle was the CZ-3A rocket.

The first of these satellites, FH 1A was launched in January 2001 and was given the designation ZX 22 (ChinaSat 22).

A second satellite FH 1B or ZX 22A (ChinaSat 22A) followed in September 2006.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,310.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2006

41st orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

29th mission
1st mission of 2006
24th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission