Palapa D — launch
Date in UTC
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Palapa D flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2?. Partial launch success/failure.
- Category
- Launches and Flight Tests
- Type
- Orbital launch
- Subjects
- Space transportation
- Mission
- Palapa D
- Organization
- Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
- Vehicle
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Location
- Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
- Country
- CN
- Outcome
- Partially successful
Context and qualifications
Launch code: OF60. Source references: xinhuanet.com; -. One engine thrust low
Sources and attribution
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)