MISSION NAME
Zhongxing 7 7
Status
Failure
DATE
18 AUG 1996
LAUNCH PROVIDER
China Aerospace Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Description
ChinaSat 7 or ZX 7 (Zhongxing 7) is a Hughes HS-376 model geostationary telecommunications satellite built for the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation (ChinaSat). It was the first satellite ChinaSat had ordered from a western spacecraft contractor, Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., known today as Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.
Long March 3
Rocket Description
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.