Chinese Long March 3B rocket to launch Belintersat-1 telecommunications satellite for Belarus
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 06:02
in Astronomy & Space
China will carry out on Friday, Jan. 15 its first orbital mission this year, sending a Belarusian telecommunications satellite into space. The Belintersat-1 spacecraft will be lofted into orbit by a Chinese workhorse Long March 3B booster from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. The 47-minute launch window for this mission opens at 12:57 EDT (16:57 GMT).
