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Asiasat 1

Name: Long March 3 | Asiasat 1
Start: 1990-04-07T13:30:02Z
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3

Launched Sat, Apr 7 · 1:30:02 PM UTC1990-04-07 13:30:02 UTCLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

32nd

orbital launch attempt in 1990

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

62 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese geostationary communications satellite

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 3

Vehicle history

Height

23.5m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

5,000kg

Liftoff thrust

2,961kN

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Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Asiasat 1

Long March 3

Launched Sat, Apr 7 · 1:30:02 PM UTC1990-04-07 13:30:02 UTCLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

32nd

orbital launch attempt in 1990

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

62 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese geostationary communications satellite

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 3

Vehicle history

Height

23.5m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

5,000kg

Liftoff thrust

2,961kN

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

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Asiasat 1

Mission

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Long March 3

Never Miss a Launch.

Asiasat 1

Mission

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Long March 3

Never Miss a Launch.