China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TJS-3 (TJSW-3)
Launched
December 24, 2018
Image: Xinhua
Summary
TJS 3 (TJSW-3) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 24, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 243rd launch, 36th this year and humanity's 5,818th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 3C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 35,819 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 3C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 243rd launch36th this yearhumanity's 5,818th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 3 · NORAD 43874 · 2018-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-110A
- Epoch
- 2018-12-24 18:59:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28143073 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7309243
- Inclination
- 28.4984°
- Ascending node
- 343.6802°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4883°
- Mean anomaly
- 58.4461°
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 3 · NORAD 43874 · in orbit
- TJS-3 subsatellite · NORAD 43917 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y17 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
TJS 3 (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan) is a Chinese geostationary communications technology test satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
76th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 8th this year · 125th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did TJS 3 (TJSW-3) launch?
TJS 3 (TJSW-3) launched on December 24, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TJS 3 (TJSW-3)?
Coverage: Long March-3C launches TJS-3 satellite; China launches telecommunication technology test satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TJS 3 (TJSW-3)?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did TJS 3 (TJSW-3) launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did TJS 3 (TJSW-3) reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 35,819 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did TJS 3 (TJSW-3) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).