Xinnuo 2

Long March 3B carried the SinoSat-2 (Xinnuo 2) geostationary communications satellite from Xichang to provide TV broadcasting across China and Taiwan. Days after launch its solar panels failed to deploy fully, crippling the satellite.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

5.1 T

Flight

7th

of 24 Long March 3B flights

Date and time

28 October 2006, 16:20 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Communications

International designator

2006-048

Launches in 2006

51st of 66

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