China Aerospace Corporation

Agila 2

Long March 3B

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, August 19, 1997 · 17:50 UTC

Mission

/01

Agila 2, delivered on orbit in 1997, is the most powerful telecommunications satellite in service in the Asia-Pacific region. The new satellite is a prime example of SS/L's dominance in the emerging domestic and international broadcast satellite market.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 3B

Variant: B

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

28.246° N, 102.027° E

12

Pad Launches

24

Location Launches

16

Agency Launches

44

Orbital This Year

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