Tag: Apstar 6C

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with the Apstar 6C communications satellite. Credit: Xinhua A Chinese-built communications satellite owned by Hong Kong-based operator launched Thursday aboard a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang space base in southwest China. The Apstar 6C communications craft lifted off at 1606 GMT (12:06 p.m. EDT) Thursday from…