CASC Long March 3 Asiasat 1
Long March 3
Status
Success
Date
7 APR 1990
13:30
Launch Provider
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Rocket
Long March 3
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Long March 3 is a chinese orbital carrier rocket. They all launched from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It is a 3 stage rocket used to put communication satellites into geosynchronous trasfer orbits.
Height
23.49 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
204 T
Thrust
2,961 kN