NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

SatNet test satellite

Launch Time
Tue Dec 05, 2023 19:24 UTC

Rocket

Jielong 3
Image Credit: CASC
Chinarocket
Status: Active
Payload to LEO: 1,500 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 31.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m

Mission Details

SatNet test satellite

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.

Payloads: 1
Polar Orbit

Location

Bo Run Jiu Zhou Barge (Area 1), China Coastal Waters

Stats

2023

199th orbital launch attempt

Jielong 3

2nd mission
1st mission of 2023
2nd successful mission