Mission description
Venezuelian geostationary communications satellite
Launch index
Mission imagery · Long March 3B/E
Launch Successful
Long March 3B/E | Simon Bolivar
October 29, 2008 at 4:53 PM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch details
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October 29, 2008 at 4:53 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- August 4, 2023 at 3:46 AM UTC
Vehicle
Long March 3B/E
Long March · B/E
Height
56.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
12,000 kg
Successful launches
76
Launch complex
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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