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DFH-3

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1994-080ALaunched 11/29/1994

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Zhongxing 6?
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3A
Launch Date: 11/29/1994
Last Contact: 12/22/1994

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,586.5 km
Inclination: 0.26 deg
Dry Mass: 1,040 kg
Total Mass: 2,232 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (China Satcom)
Manufacturer: China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1994-080A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/312