Asiasat 2

Long March 2E, on the debut flight of its FG-46 upper stage, carried Hong Kong's AsiaSat 2 communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit. Launch forces misaligned the Ku-band antenna feeds, reducing coverage and prompting a $58 million insurance claim despite reaching orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

9.4 T (est.)

Flight

6th

of 7 Long March 2E flights

Date and time

28 November 1995, 11:30 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2E

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Communications

International designator

1995-064

Launches in 1995

70th of 80

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