Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-2E (ZhongXing-2E)

A Long March-3B rocket launched the ChinaSat-2E satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on 5 August 2021, at 16:30 UTC (6 August, at 00:30 local time). ChinaSat-2E or ZhongXing-2E (中星2E) is a communications satellite operated by China Satellite Communications. According to official sources, the satellite was placed in the scheduled orbit. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)