Status
Success
Rocket
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