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KL-Beta
Long March 6
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LAUNCH SITETaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
The KL-Beta A and B, satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect and the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload. The prototype system also includes another satellite “GMS-T” built by OHB System of Germany.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 6
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 16
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Long March 6
- Height
- 29 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 14
- First flight
- 2015-09-19
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Launch site & orbit
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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