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Launch was a Partial Failure
Long March 3B | Palapa-D
August 31, 2009 at 9:28 AM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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August 31, 2009 at 9:28 AM UTC
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268
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- Long March 3B
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- June 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM UTC
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Longue March 3B Palapa-D
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Long March 3B
Long March · 3B
Height
54.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
11,500 kg
Successful launches
21
Launch complex
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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