30 May 1998, 10:00 UTC
Zhongwei 1
Launched the ChinaStar 1 (Zhongwei 1) communications satellite from Xichang. Built by Lockheed Martin, it carried C-band and Ku-band transponders to serve China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia; the third straight success for the Long March 3B.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.9 T
- Flight
- 4th
- of 24 Long March 3B flights
- Date and time
- 30 May 1998, 10:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 3B
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1998-033
- Launches in 1998
- 34th of 82
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