TJS 2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:18:00

Thursday January 5, 2017

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TJS 2

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TJS 2 (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan) is a Chinese geostationary satellite. The satellite was built by SAST. According to public announcements, the satellite will be mainly used to conduct a test on high-speed/multi-frequency wide-band data transfer communication. The lack of public information has led to the suspicion that this satellite has a military mission. The published image of the satellite does not fit a communications satellite. It has been speculated, that it might be in fact a military Huoyan-1 early warning satellite.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,700 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Long March 3B/E

Active Since 2007

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.15 million

Rocket

Height: 56.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 11,500 kg

GTO: 5,550 kg

Liftoff Thrust

5,986 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 9.56m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

LC-2

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

18 days

Stats

Long March 3


91st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2017

2017


1st

Orbital launch attempt