RocketChang Zheng 3
SpaceportXichangpad LC3?
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 3 propulsion failure / early shutdown (burn 2)
Launch agencyCALTChina
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 18, 1996, 10:27
- Launch designation
- 1996-048
- Mission
- Zhongxing 7
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y14
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 200 km
- Initial apogee
- 300 km
- Inclination
- 27.2°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.4 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S3P2
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhongxing 7 | 1996-048ANORAD 24282 | China Satellite Communications Crop. | Communications | 754 kg | Renamed · 1999 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.