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CBERS 3

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on December 9, 2013, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 9, 2013 · 03:26 UTCLaunch 2013-F03Launch no. 5,342 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC9
OutcomeFailurestage 3 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 9, 2013, 03:26
Launch designation
2013-F03
Mission
CBERS 3
Vehicle flight ID
Y10

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
720 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S3P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Zi Yuan 1-032013-F03China Resources Satellite Applications Center (CRESDA)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.