China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 3B/E | NigComSat-1R
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 100th launch · 18th this year · humanity's 5,186th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 19, 16:41 – Dec 19, 16:41 UTC
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NigComSat-1R
NigComSat-1R was a Chinese-built DFH-4 communications satellite for Nigeria, supplied as a replacement for NigComSat-1, which had failed in orbit in 2008, carrying C, Ku, Ka and L-band payloads for African services.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Local pad time: Dec 20, 12:41 AM GMT+8
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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