CX 3

CX-3 (Chuangxin 3, Innovation 3) is a mini "store and forward" communications satellite developed by CAS (China Academy of Science), Shanghai Academy of Space Technology and Shanghai Telecomm.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Communication
Operator:	CAS
Contractors:	CAS
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	666 km × 672 km, 98.06°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
CX 3	2013-037B	19.07.2013	TY LC-9		CZ-4C	with Shi Jian 15, Shiyan 7A, Shiyan 7B

Launch Sites:

TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China

Further CX (Chuangxin) missions:

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