1984 January 29 - 12:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-1 (9) FAILURE: Third stage failed to ignite. STTW-T1 Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: MAI. Perigee: 484 km (300 mi). Apogee: 6,446 km (4,005 mi). Inclination: 36.10 deg. Period: 162.00 min. First launch of a prototype DFH-2 communications satellite. Payload stranded in low earth orbit, but all subsystems including the communications payload were completely checked and tested.

1984 April 8 - 11:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-2 (10) STTW-T2 Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: MAI. Perigee: 35,733 km (22,203 mi). Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Inclination: 6.10 deg. Period: 1,435.00 min. Prototype of DFH-2 communications satellite. After on-orbit testing and check out of the satellite and the ground stations, the satellite system was declared operational, and was used experimentally for the transmission of television, telephone, and data messages with good results. It stayed in operation for more than four years, exceeding the design life of three years by a comfortable margin. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 125 deg E in 1984-1988. As of 4 September 2001 located at 40.81 deg E drifting at 0.320 deg W per day. As of 2007 Feb 27 located at 133.57E drifting at 0.079W degrees per day.

1986 February 1 - 12:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-3 (13) STTW 1 Mass: 1,024 kg (2,257 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: MAI. Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,819 km (22,256 mi). Inclination: 9.80 deg. Period: 1,436.60 min. Second successful DFH-2 launch. Also designated STW-2, the satellite was positioned at 103 deg E. In comparison to the first two DFH-2's, a parabolic antenna reflector replaced the horn antenna. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 103 deg E in 1986-1990. As of 3 September 2001 located at 102.75 deg E drifting at 0.030 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 46.50E drifting at 0.019E degrees per day.

1988 March 7 - 12:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-4 (17) Zhongxing-1 Mass: 1,024 kg (2,257 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: Chinasat. Perigee: 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 0.50 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 87 deg E in 1988-1997. As of 28 August 2001 located at 87.94 deg E drifting at 0.038 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 64.00E drifting at 0.067E degrees per day.

1988 December 22 - 12:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-5 (20) Zhongxing-2 Mass: 1,024 kg (2,257 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: Chinasat. Perigee: 35,787 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 110 deg E in 1989-1999. As of 27 August 2001 located at 91.92 deg E drifting at 0.244 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 83.40E drifting at 0.283W degrees per day.

1990 February 4 - 12:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-6 (21) Zhongxing-3 Mass: 1,024 kg (2,257 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: Chinasat. Perigee: 35,783 km (22,234 mi). Apogee: 35,795 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.30 min. National operational communications satellite. Designation 1990-2. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 98 deg E in 1990-1998. As of 4 September 2001 located at 52.36 deg E drifting at 0.045 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 96.88E drifting at 0.061W degrees per day.

1990 April 7 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-7 (22) Asiasat 1 Mass: 1,442 kg (3,179 lb). Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Asiasat. Perigee: 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 2.70 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. First commercial Chinese launch; Stationed at 105 deg E; formerly Westar 6 (retrieved by STS-51A and refurbished). Fixed-satellite telecommunication services and transmission of television signals. Operational life about 10 years. Orbital position 105.5E. Owner/operator: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co, Ltd. 23-24/F, East Exchange Tower, 38-40 Leighton Rd, Hong K ong. Telex 68345 ASAT HX Fax 852 576 4111. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 105 deg E in 1990-1999; 122 deg E in 1999-2000. As of 3 September 2001 located at 121.97 deg E drifting at 0.009 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 23.96E drifting at 3.706W degrees per day.

1991 December 28 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-8 (26) FAILURE: Third stage failed to ignite. Partial Failure. Zhongxing-4 Mass: 1,025 kg (2,259 lb). Spacecraft: DFH-2. Agency: Chinasat. Perigee: 2,023 km (1,257 mi). Apogee: 34,041 km (21,152 mi). Inclination: 32.30 deg. Period: 632.60 min. Third stage failure; unusable orbit. DFH-2 operational communications satellite.

1994 July 21 - 10:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-9 (34) Apstar 1 Mass: 1,383 kg (3,048 lb). Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: APT. Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,789 km (22,238 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.12 min. Asia-Pacific communications. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 138 deg E in 1994-1999. As of 5 September 2001 located at 138.04 deg E drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 141.96E drifting at 0.002W degrees per day.

1996 July 3 - 10:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-10 (41) Apstar 1A Mass: 2,800 kg (6,100 lb). Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: APT. Perigee: 35,785 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. 24 C-band transponders; Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 134 deg E in 1996-1999. As of 6 September 2001 located at 134.02 deg E drifting at 0.013 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 129.99E drifting at 0.007E degrees per day.

1996 August 18 - 10:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-11 (42) Zhongxing 7 Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: Chinasat. Perigee: 21,674 km (13,467 mi). Apogee: 46,499 km (28,893 mi). Inclination: 26.30 deg. Period: 1,350.20 min.

1997 June 10 - 12:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-12 (45) FY-2A Spacecraft: FY-2. Agency: CASC. Perigee: 35,783 km (22,234 mi). Apogee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.80 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Geosynchronous weather satellite; also known as FY-2B. Operated in geosynchronous orbit at 105 deg E in 1997-2000; 85 deg E in 2000.. The FY-2A stopped transmission in April 1998 but was put back into partial operation in December 1998. Its imager then failed completely on 30 September 1998 and it was retired in April 2000. As of 4 September 2001 located at 83.55 deg E drifting at 0.074 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 58.96E drifting at 0.025W degrees per day.

2000 June 25 - 11:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-3 . Chang Zheng 3 CZ3-13 (61) Fengyun-2 Mass: 1,250 kg (2,750 lb). Spacecraft: FY-2. Agency: CASC. Perigee: 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Apogee: 35,790 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.80 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. Second Fengyun-2 weather satellite, replacing the first FY-2 (retired in April after a three year service life). The spin-stabilised FY-2 fired its solid apogee motor early on Jun 26. By July 3, it was in a 35,791 x 35,804 km x 1.1 deg orbit drifting over the Pacific. Stationed at 104 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 110 deg E in 2000. As of 5 September 2001 located at 104.56 deg E drifting at 0.030 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 34.70W drifting at 0.629W degrees per day.

2003 December 29 - 19:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-2C . Chang Zheng 2C CZ2C-22 (75) Tan Ce 1 Mass: 350 kg (770 lb). Spacecraft: Double Star. Perigee: 555 km (344 mi). Apogee: 78,051 km (48,498 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Equatorial member of a pair of Chinese-European magnetospheric research satellites carrying surplus instrumentation from the ESA Cluster program. First CZ-2C launch from Xichang.

2004 April 18 - 15:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-2C . Chang Zheng 2C CZ2C-23 (76) Tansuo 1 Mass: 204 kg (449 lb). Spacecraft: Shiyan. Agency: University of Harbin. Perigee: 598 km (371 mi). Apogee: 616 km (382 mi). Inclination: 97.70 deg. Period: 96.80 min. China's first transmission-type small satellite capable of stereo mapping. It was jointly designed by the Harbin Polytechnic University, Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology, Changchun Photomechanical Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)and Xi'an Surveys and Designs Institute. The experiment satellite carried out photographic surveys of China's land resources, monitored the geographical environment and conducted scientific research on mapping. It was handed over for use to the Satellite Remote-Sensing Ground Station of CAS following the on-orbit testing.

2004 November 18 - 10:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-2C . Chang Zheng 2C CZ2C-26 (83) Shiyan Weixing 2 Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Perigee: 694 km (431 mi). Apogee: 711 km (441 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.80 min. Remote Sensing Technology.