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Optus B1

Name: Long March 2E | Optus B1
Start: 1992-08-13T23:00:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2E

Launched Thu, Aug 13 · 11:00 PM UTC1992-08-13 23:00 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

55th

orbital launch attempt in 1992

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

759 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Australian communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in California.

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 SuccessfulCommunications

Optus B1

Long March 2E

Launched Thu, Aug 13 · 11:00 PM UTC1992-08-13 23:00 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

55th

orbital launch attempt in 1992

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

759 d 22 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Australian communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in California.

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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Optus B1

Mission

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.

Optus B1

Mission

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.