TJSW-17

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

16:47:00

Thursday April 10, 2025

Mission Details

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active

Long March 3B/E

Active Since 2007

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

General Trajectory

NE

SE

Launching

East

LC-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

LC-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 3

165th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2025

2025

74th

Orbital launch attempt