TJSW-19

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • May 12, 2025, 7:05 p.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • May 10, 2025, 2:58 a.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.


Long March 3C/E

Family:
Configuration: C/E

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    55.64 m
  • Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    4.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    344.0 T
  • Thrust
    5923.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Long March 3C/E
  • Family
  • Variant
    C/E
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Long March 3C/E
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    8000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    3900.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 581 Failures: 15 Pending: 8

Agency Type:

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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