Status
Partial Failure
ChinaSat-5
Launch Time
Tue Nov 29, 1994 17:02 UTC
Tue Nov 29, 1994 17:02 UTC
Satellite failed to reach the operational orbit due to a propellant leak in GTO.
Rocket
Mission Details
ChinaSat-5
The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.
On 29 November, DFH-3 1 was launched, entering GTO precisely as planned. Unfortunately, however, the apogee kick stage malfunctioned, causing Chinese officials to use the spacecraft's propulsion system to lift the vehicle into a sub-geosynchronous orbit where the spacecraft was declared lost.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,200.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
1994
83rd orbital launch attempt
Long March 3
11th mission
3rd mission of 1994