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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Asiasat 3
Launched
December 24, 1997
Summary
Asiasat 3 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 24, 1997. The mission failed. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 51st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 5th this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 51st launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,207th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component
- Asiasat 3 · NORAD 25126
Proton-K 394-01 Stage 3 · re-entered December 27, 1997
Blok DM3 No. 5L · re-entered October 7, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communications satellite
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
77th launch from 81/23 (81L), 6th this year · 1,102nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Asiasat 3 launch?
Asiasat 3 launched on December 24, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Asiasat 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Asiasat 3?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Asiasat 3 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Asiasat 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Asiasat 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).