CASC Long March 2E Optus B2

Name: CASC Long March 2E Optus B2
Start: 1992-12-21T11:21:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Long March 2E

Status

Failure

Date

21 DEC 1992

11:21

Launch Provider

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Australian communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in California.

Rocket

Long March 2E

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Long March 2E is a斯expendable launch vehicle made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine, augmented by 4 liquid fuel boosters using the same fuel.

Height

49.686 m

Diameter

7.85 m

Launch Mass

462 T

Thrust

5,923 kN