Belintersat-1 — 2016-001
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Belintersat-1 — 2016-001 was an orbital attempt conducted on January 15, 2016 from XSC using Chang Zheng 3B, operated by Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CASC 1st Acad) and carrying 1 recorded payload entry. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- January 15, 2016
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The Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou 13 rises beside the launch tower at night
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The Wikimedia Commons file record identifies this photograph as the Shenzhou 13 launch at Jiuquan on October 16, 2021 local time (October 15 UTC, matching the archive event); the frame visibly shows the mission's Long March 2F rising under power. The source explicitly discloses post-processing by Ib.
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
Belintersat-1 — 2016-001 used Chang Zheng 3B from XSC under Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CASC 1st Acad). The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 41,781 km, the Sat GTO O profile. 1 payload entry is connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- January 15, 2016
- Vehicle
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- XSC
- Operator
- Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CASC 1st Acad)
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat GTO O
- Recorded apogee
- 41,781 km
- Payload entries
- 1
- Catalog designation
- 2016-001
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Sources
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