Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
China
Date
Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:21:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#3780 ever
Failure
Structural failure of payload fairing or satellite 48 seconds after launch destroyed the satellite. The launcher continued its flight to low earth orbit, where it successfully jettisoned the debris. The cause of the failure has never been identified with certainty.
Mission
Australian communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in California.