March 21, 1999 12:09 am
Asiasat 3S
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Proton-K/DM-2M
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Chinese communications satellite. Built to replace AsiaSat 3 which was lost due to a failure of the Proton-K launch vehicle during the second burn of the fourth stage.
Launch Overview
Window Open
00:09 UTC
Window Close
00:09 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 21, 1999 · 00:09 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Payload
Asiasat 3S
Rocket
Proton-K/DM-2M
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Chinese communications satellite. Built to replace AsiaSat 3 which was lost due to a failure of the Proton-K launch vehicle during the second burn of the fourth stage.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
81/23 (81L)
Launch Overview
Window Open
00:09 UTC
Window Close
00:09 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 21, 1999 · 00:09 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Payload
Asiasat 3S
Rocket
Proton-K/DM-2M
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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