flown missionSuccess

Long March 3B/E | Nigcomsat 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2) — Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaMay 13, 2007, 16:01 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Nigcomsat 1
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Nigerian geostationary communications satellite. It failed in November 2008 and was replaced in 2011 by NIGCOMSAT 1R

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 13, 2007, 16:01 UTC
Window opens: May 13, 2007, 16:01 UTC
Window closes: May 13, 2007, 16:01 UTC
Last updated: Aug 04, 2023, 03:43 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Long March 3B/E
Family: Long March
Variant: B/E
Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type: Government
Country: CHN

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 28.2455, 102.0268