Chinasat 1A

 2011-047A

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Zhongxing 1A, built by CAST, was a second generation military comms satellite in the Feng Huo system.

Two slightly different timelines are given, one from launch coverage and the second a generic one from the CALT website.

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Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2011 Sep 18	1633:03	Launch by CZ-3BE	XSC
		T+2:21 / 2:07 Boosters sep
		T+2:39 / 2:27 St 1 sep
		T+3:55 / 3:52 Fairing sep
		T+5:44 / 5:32 St 2 sep, St 3 MES-1
	1643	T+10:20 / 10:31 St 3 MECO-1
		T+21:04 / 21:21 MES-2
		T+24:00 / MECO-2
		T+24:20 VECO-2
	1658	T+25:40 / 25:59 St 3 sep	186 x 35818 x 27.1