Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
China Aerospace Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
China
Date
Tue, 29 Nov 1994 17:02:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#3951 ever
Mission
The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.