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Long March 3B | Shijian 21

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B/E · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 340th launch · 36th this year · humanity's 6,139th orbital launch attempt

October 24, 2021Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Oct 24, 01:15 – Oct 24, 01:45 UTC

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Shijian 21

Chinese payload launching on trajectory consistent with geostationary transfer target orbit, official purpose declared as "validation of on orbit space debris reduction technologies".

Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2021 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs. Payload identity not known and the identity of rocket is uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/23/2021 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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