May 30, 1998 at 10:00 AM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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May 30, 1998 at 10:00 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268
The Zhongwei 1 (Chinastar 1) satellite, an A2100A class comsat built by Lockheed Martin for the China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co., part of the Chinese telecoms ministry. Zhongwei 1 will serve China, India, Korea and southeast Asia with 18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. It was orbited on a CZ-3B launch vehicle using a supersynchronous transfer orbit.
Long March · 3B
Height
54.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
11,500 kg
Successful launches
21
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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