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Long March 3B/E | Shijian 32

January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM UTC

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3B/E | Shijian 32 launch image
Mission imagery · Long March 3B/E

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January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

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

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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch probability
Not published
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January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM UTC
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January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM UTC
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January 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM UTC

Mission description

Chinese experimental spacecraft of unknown purposes.

Vehicle

Long March 3B/E

Long March · B/E

Height

56.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

12,000 kg

Successful launches

76

Launch complex

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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Mission updates

Launch failure.

January 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

NET January 16 UTC per new NOTAMs.

January 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

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

January 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

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