Mission description
A pair of experimental satellites to conduct tests of intersatellite communication links and trial new Earth observation technology.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Long March 2C
Launch Successful
Long March 2C | XJS-A & XJS-B
June 27, 2018 at 3:30 AM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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June 27, 2018 at 3:30 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2471, 102.0290
- Rocket
- Long March 2C
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- June 27, 2018 at 3:23 AM UTC
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- June 27, 2018 at 3:43 AM UTC
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- June 14, 2023 at 3:56 AM UTC
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China launches new-tech experiment twin satellites
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Long March 2C
Long March · C
Height
42 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
3,850 kg
Successful launches
65
Launch complex
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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