DFH-2A 3

Carried Zhongxing 2 (also designated STTW-3), a DFH-2A-class geostationary communications satellite providing China's military and civilian telephone, telegraph, and television relay services from 110 degrees East.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

1 T (est.)

Flight

5th

of 13 Long March 3 flights

Date and time

22 December 1988, 12:40 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

1988-111

Launches in 1988

116th of 121

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