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1991 · Ministry of Aerospace Industry

DFH-2A 5

partial failureLong March 3 | DFH-2A 5

Chinese geostationary communications satellite. Lost during launch because the CZ-3 upper stage failed to ignite.

Overview

Date / time
December 28, 1991 at 12:00 PM UTC
Outcome
partial failure
Mission
DFH-2A 5
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
FailureSatellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.
Launch vehicle
Long March 3 →
Launch provider
Ministry of Aerospace Industry →

Payloads deployed · 1

STTW-5
MEO