1997 · China Aerospace Corporation
Agila 2
successLong March 3B | Agila 2
Agila 2, delivered on orbit in 1997, is the most powerful telecommunications satellite in service in the Asia-Pacific region. The new satellite is a prime example of SS/L's dominance in the emerging domestic and international broadcast satellite market.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 19, 1997 at 05:50 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Mission
- Agila 2
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit