Apstar 6

 2005-012A

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Alcatel Space Spacebus 4000C2 replacement for Apstar 1A. at 134E. TV broadcasting in China. Mass 4680 kg.

Apstar 6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 Apr 12	1200	Launch by CZ-3B	XSC
		T+2:07? Booster sep
		T+2:27? St 1 sep
		T+3:52? Fairing sep
		T+5:32? St 2 sep
		T+5:32? St 3 MES-1
	1210	T+10:31? MECO-1	160? x 450? x 28.5?
	1221	T+21:21? MES-2
	1224	T+24:20? MECO-2
	1225	Stage 3 sep	209 x 49991 km x 26
2005 Apr 22			1434.60 35721 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 141.5E+0.37E
2005 May 6			1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 141.9E-0.01W
2005 Jul 13			1436.12 35778 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 134.0E
2006 Aug 8			1436.14 35779 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 134.0E
2018 May 27		Solar array problem
2018 Jul 1			1436.10 35776 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 133.9E