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Long March 3B | Zhongwei 1

May 30, 1998 at 10:00 AM UTC

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3B | Zhongwei 1 launch image — Mission imagery · Long March 3B

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May 30, 1998 at 10:00 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268

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Rocket: Long March 3B
Launch site: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: May 30, 1998 at 10:00 AM UTC
Window closes: May 30, 1998 at 10:00 AM UTC
Feed updated: August 4, 2023 at 3:17 AM UTC

Mission description

The Zhongwei 1 (Chinastar 1) satellite, an A2100A class comsat built by Lockheed Martin for the China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co., part of the Chinese telecoms ministry. Zhongwei 1 will serve China, India, Korea and southeast Asia with 18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. It was orbited on a CZ-3B launch vehicle using a supersynchronous transfer orbit.

Vehicle

Long March 3B

Long March · 3B

Height

54.8 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

11,500 kg

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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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