Apstar

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Apstar

Program: Apstar. Objective: Communications. Overview: Asia-Pacific communications. Major Events: .

21 July 1994 Apstar 1 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 1,383 kg. Launch Site: Xichang . Launch Vehicle: CZ-3. More details
Asia-Pacific communications. Stationed at 137.97 deg E.
25 January 1995 Apstar 2 Spacecraft: HS 601. Launch Site: Xichang . Launch Vehicle: CZ-2E. More details
Because the Apstar failure happened a few seconds later than Optus, the consequences were catastrophic. The vehicle was destroyed, and the falling wreckage landed on a village down-range of the launch site, killing at least 20 and perhaps as many as 120 people.
03 July 1996 Apstar 1A Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 2,800 kg. Launch Site: Xichang . Launch Vehicle: CZ-3. More details
24 C-band transponders; Geostationary at 133.9E.
16 October 1997 Apstar 2R Spacecraft: FS-1300. Launch Site: Xichang . Launch Vehicle: CZ-3B. More details
Geosynchronous. Stationed over 76.5E

Last update 12 March 2001.
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