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Long March 3 | Zhongxing 7
China Aerospace CorporationLaunch Failure

Zhongxing 7

Long March 3

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

Mission

ChinaSat 7 or ZX 7 (Zhongxing 7) is a Hughes HS-376 model geostationary telecommunications satellite built for the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation (ChinaSat). It was the first satellite ChinaSat had ordered from a western spacecraft contractor, Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., known today as Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.

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

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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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Third stage engine shut down 48 seconds too early.

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Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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