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Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2)

January 5, 2017 at 3:18 PM UTC

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2) launch image — Mission imagery · Long March 3B

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January 5, 2017 at 3:18 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2455, 102.0268

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Rocket: Long March 3B
Launch site: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: January 5, 2017 at 3:10 PM UTC
Window closes: January 5, 2017 at 3:45 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM UTC

Mission description

This is supposedly a test communications satellite to operate in geostationary orbit.

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Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2): Video 2485

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Long March 3B

Long March · 3B

Height

54.8 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

11,500 kg

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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

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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Long March 3B

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