NigComSat-1R

Long March 3B/E carried NigComSat-1R, a Chinese-built communications satellite, into orbit from Xichang for Nigeria's national operator. It replaced NigComSat-1, which had failed in orbit in 2008 after a solar array anomaly cut off its power supply.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

5.1 T (est.)

Flight

6th

of 78 Long March 3B/E flights

Date and time

19 December 2011, 16:41 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2011-077

Launches in 2011

80th of 84

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