Long March 6 | KL-Beta

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
• Rocket: Long March 6 — Long March family

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.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 16
• Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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