Ministry of Aerospace Industry
DFH-2A 5
Long March 3
PARTIAL FAILURE
Partial Failure
Saturday, December 28, 1991 · 12:00 UTC
Mission
/01Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch was a Partial Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 3
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28.247° N, 102.029° E
8
Pad Launches
9
Location Launches
9
Agency Launches
91
Orbital This Year