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1992 · Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Optus B1

successLong March 2E | Optus B1

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

Overview

Date / time
August 13, 1992 at 11:00 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Mission
Optus B1
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 2E →
Launch provider
Ministry of Aerospace Industry →

Payloads deployed · 1

OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT B1)
GEO