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Long March 2E | Apstar 2
China Aerospace CorporationLaunch Failure

Apstar 2

Long March 2E

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This page records Long March 2E | Apstar 2 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission

The APStar 2 satellite was designed to serve two-thirds of the world's population - from China, Japan, and Vietnam on the east; to Russia, Eastern Europe, and India on the west; and to Australia on the south. APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong, ordered the high-power Hughes HS 601 spacecraft model in November 1993, as well as satellite control facility equipment and operator training.

Launch vehicle
Long March 2E
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Provider
China Aerospace Corporation

The vehicle

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Long March 2E
CNSA
Launch vehicle

Long March 2E

The Long March 2E is a斯expendable launch vehicle made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine, augmented by 4 liquid fuel boosters using the same fuel.

Height
49.686 m
Diameter
7.85 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
7
First flight
1990-07-16

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Launch site & orbit

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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