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Asiasat 2

Name: Long March 2E | Asiasat 2
Start: 1995-11-28T11:30:05Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2E

Launched Tue, Nov 28 · 11:30:05 AM UTC1995-11-28 11:30:05 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

70th

orbital launch attempt in 1995

China Aerospace Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

306 d 12 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

AsiaSat 2 was a geostationary C- and Ku-band communications satellite owned by the Hong Kong-based consortium, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat).

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 2E

Vehicle history

Height

49.7m

Diameter

7.8m

To low Earth orbit

9,200kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

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China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Asiasat 2

Long March 2E

Launched Tue, Nov 28 · 11:30:05 AM UTC1995-11-28 11:30:05 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

70th

orbital launch attempt in 1995

China Aerospace Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

306 d 12 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

AsiaSat 2 was a geostationary C- and Ku-band communications satellite owned by the Hong Kong-based consortium, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat).

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 2E

Vehicle history

Height

49.7m

Diameter

7.8m

To low Earth orbit

9,200kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

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Asiasat 2

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.

Asiasat 2

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.