Long March 3B — mission imagery
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Partial Failure

Palapa-D

Long March 3BChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Monday, August 31, 2009 · 09:28 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Long March 3B

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The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their...

Height67.4 m
LEO Payload18,000 kg
Launches600
Successes575

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...

Mission Brief

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

PayloadPalapa-D
OrbitUnknown
CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

LAUNCH SITE
28.246°N, 102.027°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.