NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

TJS-3

Launch Time
Mon Dec 24, 2018 16:53 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3C/E
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $20.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,923 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,900 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 55.64 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 9.78 m

Mission Details

TJS-3

TJS 3 (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan) is a Chinese geostationary satellite of unknown purpose.

The lack of public information has led to the suspicion that this satellite has a military mission. It has been speculated that the satellite might be in fact a military SIGINT or early warning satellite. Reportedly the satellite is built on the SAST-5000 all-electric bus and features a multi-frequency and high-speed communications payload.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2018

112th orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

109th mission
14th mission of 2018
102nd successful mission
16th consecutive successful mission