Apstar 1A

Long March 3 launched APStar 1A, a Chinese communications satellite for APT Satellite Company, extending its regional coverage from East Asia to also include India and Pakistan.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

1.4 T

Flight

10th

of 13 Long March 3 flights

Date and time

3 July 1996, 10:47 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

1996-039

Launches in 1996

43rd of 77

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