LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sun May 11 1997
China Aerospace Corporation
Zhongxing 6
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 3ADescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)