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Agila 2

Name: Long March 3B | Agila 2
Start: 1997-08-19T17:50:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3B

Launched Tue, Aug 19 · 5:50 PM UTC1997-08-19 17:50 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

44th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

3rd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

100 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Agila 2, delivered on orbit in 1997, is the most powerful telecommunications satellite in service in the Asia-Pacific region. The new satellite is a prime example of SS/L's dominance in the emerging domestic and international broadcast satellite market.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 3B

Vehicle history

Height

54.8m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

11,500kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

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Agila 2

Long March 3B

Launched Tue, Aug 19 · 5:50 PM UTC1997-08-19 17:50 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

44th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

3rd

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

100 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 3B

Vehicle history

Height

54.8m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

11,500kg

Liftoff thrust

5,923kN

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Agila 2

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3B

Never Miss a Launch.

Agila 2

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3B

Never Miss a Launch.