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Long March 3 | Apstar 1A
China Aerospace CorporationLaunch Successful

Apstar 1A

Long March 3

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LAUNCH SITEXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission

The APSTAR 1 spacecraft carries such general communications traffic as voice, fax, data, and television signals across China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. APSTAR 1A has expanded coverage to India and Pakistan. Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., signed a contract in May 1992 with APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong for the first satellite. APT ordered APSTAR IA in March 1995. The spacecraft were built at the Hughes Space and Communications Company facilities in El Segundo, Calif.

Launch vehicle
Long March 3
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Provider
China Aerospace Corporation

The vehicle

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Long March 3
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Launch vehicle

Long March 3

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.

Height
23.49 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
13
First flight
1984-01-29

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Launch site & orbit

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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