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ChinaSat 10 satellite

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RE: Zhongxing-10

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The Zhongxing-10 communication satellite was successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.

ZHONGXING 10
1 37677U 11026A   11171.83657723 -.00000471  16251-5  10000-3 0    24
2 37677 026.2975 149.1383 7612232 179.5472 098.9293 01.89995152    09

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1 37678U 11026B   11171.84951132 -.00000177  16185-5  10000-3 0    26
2 37678 026.2375 149.2225 7613995 179.4501 107.8640 01.90160122    08

The satellite, carried by a Long March-3B rocket carrier, blasted off from the centre at 0:13 a.m., said a statement from the centre.
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The Zhongxing-10 is an axis-stabilised DFH-4 communications satellite operated by the China Direct Broadcast Satellite Company (CHINA DBSAT) and manufactured by the China Great Wall Industry Corporation. The satellite has a lifetime expectancy of 15 years and will deliver a C-band wide beam covering all of Asia and parts of Australia, Europe and Africa.
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China will launch a new communication satellite, Zhongxing-10, in the next few days at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China.
Sources with the centre said Sunday that a Long March-3B rocket carrier will carry the satellite into space.
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