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2009 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 3B Launch

partial failure

Overview

Date / time: August 31, 2009 at 09:28 AM UTC
Outcome: partial failure
Launch site: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Mission: Classified
Mission type: Classified

FailureThe satellite was deployed into the wrong orbit.

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Payloads deployed · 1