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ChinaSat 4B

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit 201 Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 5, 2026, 2:01 a.m.

NET August 10 per new NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • July 20, 2026, 12:26 p.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 10, 2026, 12:05 p.m.

Liftoff.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 10, 2026, 12:24 p.m.

Exploded during 1st stage flight.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 10, 2026, 4:26 p.m.

Updated mission details.


Long March 7A

Family:
Configuration: A

Specifications
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Family
  • Name
    Long March 7A
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    A
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  • Full Name
    Long March 7A
Payload Capacity
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 601 Failures: 16 Pending: 7

Agency Type:

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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