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Long March 3
This page records Long March 3 | DFH-2A 5 and its reported outcome: Launch was a Partial Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
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The Long March 3 is a chinese orbital carrier rocket. They all launched from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It is a 3 stage rocket used to put communication satellites into geosynchronous trasfer orbits.
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Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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