7 March 1988, 12:41 UTC
DFH-2A 2
Placed ChinaSat 1 (Zhongxing 1 / DFH-2A 2 / STTW 2), a Chinese geostationary communications satellite, into transfer orbit from Xichang for domestic satellite communications.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1 T (est.)
- Flight
- 4th
- of 13 Long March 3 flights
- Date and time
- 7 March 1988, 12:41 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
- 1988-014
- Launches in 1988
- 15th of 121
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