Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2A 5
Launched
December 28, 1991
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2A 5 launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 28, 1991. The mission was a partial failure: Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 9th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,688th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Result
- Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 9th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,688th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 4 · NORAD 21833 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y9 Stage 3 · re-entered April 12, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 9th 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
629 days 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-2A 5 launch?
DFH-2A 5 launched on December 28, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was DFH-2A 5 a partial failure?
Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.
Where can I watch DFH-2A 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2A 5?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2A 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit was DFH-2A 5 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DFH-2A 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).