the satellite split off from the rocket about 25 minutes after its 00 : 20 entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit “鑫诺二号”卫星于29日零时20分点火升空,25分钟后与运载火箭分离,进入地球同步转移轨道。
entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit . sinosat-2, mainly developed and manufactured by the chinese academy of space technology, weighs about 5.1 tons and has 22 transponders 由中国空间技术研究院开发研制的“鑫诺二号”通信卫星重约5.1吨,星上载有22个转发器。