LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Partial Failure
Sat Dec 28 1991
Ministry of Aerospace Industry

DFH-2A 5

Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(12:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(12:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(12:00 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Long March 3

Description:

The Long March 3 is a chinese orbital carrier rocket. They all launched from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It is a 3 stage rocket used to put communication satellites into geosynchronous trasfer orbits.

Long March 3 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Complex 3 ( LC-3 ) ( LA-1 )