China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Shijian 28
Launched
November 30, 2025 · 12:20 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Shijian 28 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 30, 2025 at 12:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:12 to 13:30 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 558th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 7,133rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 7A flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Shi Jian 28, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 14.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 7A flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 558th launch57th this yearhumanity's 7,133rd orbital launch attempt284th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 28 · NORAD 66549 · 2025-277 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-277A
- Epoch
- 2025-11-30 18:06:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28016699 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7300978
- Inclination
- 14.433°
- Ascending node
- 275.4°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5058°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.3457°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Shi Jian 28 · NORAD 66549 · in orbit
CZ-7A Y10 Stage 3 · re-entered January 25, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified experimental Chinese satellite of unknown purposes.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
27th launch from 201, 7th this year · 50th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 30, 8:20 PM GMT+8, at night
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/28/2025 · source
Questions
When did Shijian 28 launch?
Shijian 28 launched on November 30, 2025 at 12:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:12 to 13:30 UTC.
Where can I watch Shijian 28?
Coverage: Long March-7A launches Shijian-28. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shijian 28?
Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet
Where did Shijian 28 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 30, 8:20 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shijian 28 reach?
Shi Jian 28, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 14.4°.
How many satellites did Shijian 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).