DFH-2 2

Long March 3 from Xichang placed DFH-2 2 (STTW T2) into geostationary orbit, China's first successful communications satellite on GEO after the partial failure of DFH-2 1 in January.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

920 kg

Flight

2nd

of 13 Long March 3 flights

Date and time

8 April 1984, 11:20 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

1984-035

Launches in 1984

35th of 129

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