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Long March 2E | Apstar 2

January 25, 1995 at 10:40 PM UTC

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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January 25, 1995 at 10:40 PM 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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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch probability
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January 25, 1995 at 10:40 PM UTC
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January 25, 1995 at 10:40 PM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 3:53 AM UTC

Mission description

The APStar 2 satellite was designed to serve two-thirds of the world's population - from China, Japan, and Vietnam on the east; to Russia, Eastern Europe, and India on the west; and to Australia on the south. APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong, ordered the high-power Hughes HS 601 spacecraft model in November 1993, as well as satellite control facility equipment and operator training.

Vehicle

Long March 2E

Long March 2 · 2E

Height

49.686 m

Diameter

7.85 m

LEO capacity

9,200 kg

Successful launches

5

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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