1999 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Asiasat 3S
successProton-K/DM-2M | Asiasat 3S
Chinese communications satellite. Built to replace AsiaSat 3 which was lost due to a failure of the Proton-K launch vehicle during the second burn of the fourth stage.
Overview
- Date / time
- March 21, 1999 at 12:09 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 81/23 (81L)
- Mission
- Asiasat 3S
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit