Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

BADR & Aussat‑B‑MFS

Name: Long March 2E | BADR & Aussat-B-MFS
Start: 1990-07-16T00:40:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2E

Launched Mon, Jul 16 · 12:40 AM UTC1990-07-16 00:40 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

62nd

orbital launch attempt in 1990

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

3rd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

Mass model of the Aussat-B satellite launched with the first Pakistani satellite on the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.

Launch Provider

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Government · China · Founded 1988

Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.

Launches

Successful

85%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Ministry of Aerospace Industry launches

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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Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

BADR & Aussat‑B‑MFS

Long March 2E

Launched Mon, Jul 16 · 12:40 AM UTC1990-07-16 00:40 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

62nd

orbital launch attempt in 1990

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

3rd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

Mass model of the Aussat-B satellite launched with the first Pakistani satellite on the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.

Launch Provider

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Government · China · Founded 1988

Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.

Launches

Successful

85%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Ministry of Aerospace Industry launches

Long March 2E

Vehicle history

Height

49.7m

Diameter

7.8m

To low Earth orbit

9,200kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

Space Launch Now for iOS and Android

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BADR & Aussat‑B‑MFS

Mission

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.

BADR & Aussat‑B‑MFS

Mission

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.