China Aerospace Corporation

Zhongxing 6

Long March 3A

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, May 11, 1997 · 16:17 UTC

Mission

/01

The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 3A

Variant: A

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

28.246° N, 102.027° E

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Pad Launches

22

Location Launches

14

Agency Launches

22

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