Ministry of Space IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2 1
Launched
January 29, 1984
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2 1 launched on a Ministry of Space Industry Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 29, 1984. The mission was a partial failure: Due to insufficient pressurization of the third stage during restart, the payload was inserted in a lower-than-planned orbit. It was Ministry of Space Industry's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,783rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 3 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Result
- Due to insufficient pressurization of the third stage during restart, the payload was inserted in a lower-than-planned orbit.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3 · Ministry of Space Industry
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 3 flightMinistry of Space Industry's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,783rd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Shiyan Weixing · NORAD 14670 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y1 Stage 3 · re-entered February 8, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 1st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did DFH-2 1 launch?
DFH-2 1 launched on January 29, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was DFH-2 1 a partial failure?
Due to insufficient pressurization of the third stage during restart, the payload was inserted in a lower-than-planned orbit.
Where can I watch DFH-2 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2 1?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Space Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit was DFH-2 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DFH-2 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).