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Long March 3 | DFH-2A 5
Ministry of Aerospace Industry · Long March 3 · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 9th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 3,688th orbital launch attempt
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.
Window: Dec 28, 12:00 – Dec 28, 12:00 UTC
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DFH-2A 5
Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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