China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3C/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TJSW-19
Launched
May 12, 2025 · 18:09 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
TJSW-19 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 12, 2025 at 18:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:59 to 18:35 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 522nd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 6,949th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 3C/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 19, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 28.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 3C/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 522nd launch21st this yearhumanity's 6,949th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 19 · NORAD 63924 · 2025-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TJS-19
- Object ID
- 2025-097A
- Epoch
- 2025-05-12 21:24:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28033385 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7311082
- Inclination
- 28.5839°
- Ascending node
- 140.218°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7259°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.2896°
- 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
- Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 19 · NORAD 63924 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y19? Stage 3 · re-entered September 7, 2025
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 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
100th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 4th this year · 225th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 13, 2:09 AM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/10/2025 · source
Questions
When did TJSW-19 launch?
TJSW-19 launched on May 12, 2025 at 18:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:59 to 18:35 UTC.
Where can I watch TJSW-19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TJSW-19?
Long March 3C/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C/E spec sheet
Where did TJSW-19 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 13, 2:09 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TJSW-19 reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 19, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 28.6°.
How many satellites did TJSW-19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).