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Optus B3

Name: Long March 2E | Optus B3
Start: 1994-08-27T23:10:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2E

Launched Sat, Aug 27 · 11:10 PM UTC1994-08-27 23:10 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

58th

orbital launch attempt in 1994

China Aerospace Corporation

4th

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

200 d 14 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

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

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

Optus B3

Long March 2E

Launched Sat, Aug 27 · 11:10 PM UTC1994-08-27 23:10 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

58th

orbital launch attempt in 1994

China Aerospace Corporation

4th

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

200 d 14 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

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

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

Space Launch Now for iOS and Android

Notifications before every launch you follow, live countdowns on your home screen and watch, and webcasts as they start.

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Scan to open on your phone

Optus B3

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.

Optus B3

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2E

Never Miss a Launch.