2012-008

CZ-3C

China (PR)

09 Feb 2012: Launch preparation:

The 180-foot-tall rocket's liquid-fueled engines ignited and lifted the booster off the launch pad at 1612 GMT (11:12 a.m. EST). It was just after midnight Saturday at the mission's Xichang launching base in southwest China.

Control center

Debris splashed down on a hill near Limin village (N274336E1060911) within the A0127/12 NOTAMed zone. No casualties were reported (80,000 people had been moved to shelter)

Credit: Chinese Ministry of Defense/Beidou Program

Launch vehicle:	CZ-3C
Launch vehicle ID:	#8
Payload:	BD-2 G5
Launch date:	24 Feb 2012
Launch site:	Xichang, LC-2

Ref: #6n, #12 - update: 28.02.12