← All launches
Launch SuccessfulChina Aerospace Corporation
Long March 2E: Optus B3
Australian communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in California.
Saturday, 27 August 1994
Mission Data
Launch VehicleLong March 2E
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record5 of 7 launches (71.4%)
Launch Provider🇨🇳 China Aerospace Corporation
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record24 successes / 3 failures (89%)
Success Streak15 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location🇨🇳 Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#58
Agency Launches This Year#4
Launches From This Pad126
Launches From This Site243
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About 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.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · 28.2455°N 102.0268°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.