The Chinese Government used Long March 2E to launch the Badr - 1 who also took its first maiden flight with the launch of Badr - 1 on 16 July 1990 .
Long March 2E is a three - stage orbital carrier rocket designed to commercial communications satellites .
The Chinese Government used Long March 2E , a three - stage orbital carrier rocket designed to commercial communications satellites , to launch the Badr - 1 who also took its first maiden flight with the launch of Badr - 1 on 16 July 1990 .