Apstar 2 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
25 Jan 1995, 10:40pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Apstar 2
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
The APStar 2 satellite was designed to serve two-thirds of the world's population - from China, Japan, and Vietnam on the east; to Russia, Eastern Europe, and India on the west; and to Australia on the south. APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong, ordered the high-power Hughes HS 601 spacecraft model in November 1993, as well as satellite control facility equipment and operator training.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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