Launch vehicle
Long March 3A
- Height
- 52.5 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 27
- First flight
- 1994-02-08
Historical mission record
This page records Long March 3A | Zhongxing 6 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 3A
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Provider
- China Aerospace Corporation
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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