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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TJSW-14
Launched
January 23, 2025 · 15:32 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
TJSW-14 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 23, 2025 at 15:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:22 to 16:17 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 505th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,866th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 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
- 64th Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 505th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,866th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 14 · NORAD 62804 · 2025-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TJS-14
- Object ID
- 2025-017A
- Epoch
- 2025-01-23 19:46:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28112302 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7305768
- Inclination
- 28.4771°
- Ascending node
- 353.3842°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8015°
- Mean anomaly
- 132.0558°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 14 · NORAD 62804 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y105 Stage 3 · re-entered April 4, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
115th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 219th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 23, 11:32 PM GMT+8, at night
126 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
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2025 · source
Questions
When did TJSW-14 launch?
TJSW-14 launched on January 23, 2025 at 15:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:22 to 16:17 UTC.
Where can I watch TJSW-14?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches TJSW-14. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TJSW-14?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did TJSW-14 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 23, 11:32 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TJSW-14 reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 14, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did TJSW-14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).