Long March 3B/E | Nigcomsat 1
Nigerian geostationary communications satellite. It failed in November 2008 and was replaced in 2011 by NIGCOMSAT 1R
The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.
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Mission Profile
Nigcomsat 1 was a Long March 3B/E mission operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation that lifted off from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 13, 2007. The flight carried its payload on a communications mission to Geostationary Orbit. The launch was a success.