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Launch FailureChina Aerospace Corporation
Long March 3: Zhongxing 7
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.
Failure:Third stage engine shut down 48 seconds too early.
Sunday, 18 August 1996
Mission Data
Launch VehicleLong March 3
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record10 of 13 launches (76.9%)
Launch Provider🇨🇳 China Aerospace Corporation
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record24 successes / 3 failures (89%)
Success Streak15 consecutive
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#52
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad109
Launches From This Site243
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
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.