A China Great Wall Industry (CGWIC) Long March 3B will be launched from Xichang between 14 and 18 July, carrying the first European satellite to fly on a Chinese booster.
The Aerospatiale/Daimler-Benz Aerospace Sinosat 1 will be launched for Sino Satellite Communications carrying 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders.
Another of the three launches planned by China in July will be the first by an uprated Long March 4D booster from Tuyuan, carrying the Ziyuan 1, a joint Chinese-Brazilian 20m-resolution commercial remote-sensing satellite, formerly known as CBERS.
A second Ziyuan will be launched next year and China and Brazil are planning a 3m-resolution spacecraft for launch in 2002.
A third July launch will be that of a Long March 2C/SD to carry two Motorola Iridium satellites on the first orbital maintenance flight for the 66-satellite constellation.
Source: Flight International
