2007年7月5日傍晚的西昌,晚霞消退,暮色渐浓。20点08分,长征三号乙运载火箭在巨大的轰鸣声中踏上了长征系列运载火箭的第101次征程。火箭拖着长长的桔红色火焰,托举起中星6B通信卫星飞向浩渺太空。约26分钟后,从西安卫星测控中心传来消息:星箭分离,卫星进入近地点高度206千米、远地点高度50030千米、轨道倾角24.3度的地球同步转移轨道。 July 5, 2007 evening in Xichang, sunset dissipated, twilight gradually thick. At 20:08, the Long March III B carrier rocket embarked on the 101st journey of the Long March series launch vehicle in a huge roar of sound. The rocket dragged a long orange flame, lifted the satellite 6B communications satellite to the vast space. About 26 minutes later, the message came from Xi’an Satellite Control Center: The satellite was separated, and the satellite entered a geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of 206 kilometers near the apogee and at an apogee of 50030 kilometers with an orbital inclination of 24.3 degrees.