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Launch was a Partial FailureMinistry of Aerospace Industry
Long March 3: DFH-2A 5
Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
Failure:Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.
Saturday, 28 December 1991
Mission Data
Launch VehicleLong March 3
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record10 of 13 launches (76.9%)
Launch Provider🇨🇳 Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record11 successes / 2 failures (85%)
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location🇨🇳 Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#91
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad109
Launches From This Site243
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.
About 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.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) · 28.2471°N 102.0290°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.