NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

TJS 2

Launch Time
Thu Jan 05, 2017 15:18 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $29.15 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,986 kN
Payload to LEO: 11,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,550 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 56.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 9.56 m

Mission Details

TJS 2

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2017

1st orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

91st mission
1st mission of 2017
85th successful mission
48th consecutive successful mission