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Ministry of Aerospace Industry • Long March 3 • Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) (NA)
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Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
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Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.
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.
Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.
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