Long March 3B | Nusantara Dua
Status: Failure | Launched: Apr 09, 2020 11:46 UTC
Failure reason: Third stage of the rocket suffered an anomaly resulting in only one of the two engines operating properly, and it broke up along with the payload while reentering the atmosphere.
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
- Rocket: Long March 3B — Long March family
Mission
Nusantara Dua is a high throughput communications satellite built by CAST for Indonesian satellite operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. It will replace the Palapa D satellite. Nusantara Dua will provide broadband internet and broadcasting access to users in Indonesia, as well as some regions of Asia-Pacific and Australia.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.