LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Mon Jul 16 1990

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

BADR & Aussat-B-MFS

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:40 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:40 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:40 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Long March 2E

Description:

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Test Flight
Mass model of the Aussat-B satellite launched with the first Pakistani satellite on the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)