BADR & Aussat-B-MFS
Long March 2E
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
BADR & Aussat-B-MFS
Type: Test Flight
Mass model of the Aussat-B satellite launched with the first Pakistani satellite on the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.
Location
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
180 rockets have launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 2E – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Family: Long March 2
Length: 49.686 m
Diameter: 7.85 m
Launch Mass: 462 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 9200 kg
The Long March 2E was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on 1990-07-16. Long March 2E has 5 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 7 launches. The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Agency
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Type: Government
Abbreviation: CASC
Founded: 1988
Country: CHN
Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.
