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Apstar 2R

Name: Long March 3B | Apstar 2R
Start: 1997-10-16T19:13:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3B

Launched Thu, Oct 16 · 7:13 PM UTC1997-10-16 19:13 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

64th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

5th

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

58 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Space Systems/Loral's (SS/L) Apstar-2R is one of the most powerful spacecraft in Asia-Pacific service. Launched in China in 1997 by APT Satellite Company, Ltd., the satellite offers regional voice, video, and data services to an area large enough to link Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region into a broad telecommunications network.

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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Apstar 2R

Long March 3B

Launched Thu, Oct 16 · 7:13 PM UTC1997-10-16 19:13 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

64th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

5th

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

58 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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Apstar 2R

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3B

Never Miss a Launch.

Apstar 2R

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3B

Never Miss a Launch.