2021 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
KL-Beta
successLong March 6 | KL-Beta
The KL-Beta A and B, satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect and the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload. The prototype system also includes another satellite “GMS-T” built by OHB System of Germany.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 4, 2021 at 11:01 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 16
- Mission
- KL-Beta
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit