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Intelsat 708

Rocket launch

by China

Launch time14 Feb 199619:01 UTC

failure

Orbit: GTO

Serial number: F-01

Guidance platform short-circuited right at liftoff, leading to loss of attitude control. The vehicle hit the ground at T+23 seconds and exploded, killing at least 6 people on the ground.

Rocket Long March3B

launched from Xichang, LA-2China

Payloads

NamePurposeMassComment
Intelsat 708Communication--