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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shijian 25
Launched
January 6, 2025 · 20:00 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Shijian 25 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 6, 2025 at 20:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:51 to 20:24 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 502nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,851st orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Shi Jian 25, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 63rd Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 502nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,851st orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 25 · NORAD 62485 · 2025-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-002A
- Epoch
- 2025-01-06 22:38:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27962899 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7307757
- Inclination
- 28.4517°
- Ascending node
- 43.8484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6392°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.6053°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Shi Jian 25 · NORAD 62485 · docked July 21, 2025
CZ-3B Y104 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Technological demonstration mission for spacecraft refueling and satellite life extension services.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
97th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 218th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 7, 4:00 AM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2025 · source
Questions
When did Shijian 25 launch?
Shijian 25 launched on January 6, 2025 at 20:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:51 to 20:24 UTC.
Where can I watch Shijian 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shijian 25?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Shijian 25 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 7, 4:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shijian 25 reach?
Shi Jian 25, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did Shijian 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).