ChinaSat 6B "ChinaSat 6B" communication satellite is developed and produced by France's Thales Alenia Space Company.

The "ChinaSat 6B" satellite is a new generation of radio and television satellites developed by France's Alcatel Alenia Space Company. The satellite uses the Alcatel 4000C2 satellite platform, has a design life of fifteen years, is loaded with thirty-eight transponders, and covers China,

Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Oceania can transmit 300 sets of television programs.

China Satellite Communications Corporation is responsible for the operation of the "ChinaSat 6B" satellite. The satellite beam can cover Asia, the Pacific and Oceania. Once put into use, it will provide high-quality, reliable communication and broadcast transmission services for the satellite communication and broadcast market in China and the Asia-Pacific region.

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At 20:08 on May 5, 2007, Beijing time, China successfully launched the "ChinaSat 6B" communications satellite into space using the "Long March 3B" carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

About 26 minutes after the rocket was ignited and took off, the satellite separated and the satellite entered a geosynchronous transfer orbit with a perigee altitude of 206 kilometers, an apogee altitude of 50,030 kilometers, and an orbital inclination of 24.3 degrees.

The "Long March 3B" carrier rocket responsible for this launch mission was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

This launch is the 101st flight of China's "Long March" series of launch vehicles.