China successfully launched the SinoSat-6 satellite for radio and television broadcasts from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province on 5 September.
The satellite was launched atop a Long March 3B rocket that injected the SinoSat-6 into a geostationary transfer orbit, 26 minutes after the launch.
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The satellite has a design life of 15 years and will eventually work at longitude 126.4°E about 35,700km above the equator, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC).
SinoSat-6 will mainly relay TV and radio live broadcast signals, specifically to remote and mountainous regions.
SinoSat-6 is expected to replace SinoSat-3, launched in June 2007.
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