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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
TJSW-22
Launched
December 9, 2025 · 15:08 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
TJSW-22 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 December 9, 2025 at 15:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:00 to 15:57 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 562nd launch, 61st this year and humanity's 7,146th orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Long March 3B/E flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 35,812 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 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
- 74th Long March 3B/E flight · 12th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 562nd launch61st this yearhumanity's 7,146th orbital launch attempt297th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 22 · NORAD 66990 · 2025-290 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-290A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-09 10:19:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28059314 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7302159
- Inclination
- 28.4275°
- Ascending node
- 302.966°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5139°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.3589°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00040278
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; 2 still in orbit
- Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 22 · NORAD 66990 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y119 Stage 3 · in orbit
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
105th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 9th this year · 235th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 9, 11:08 PM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain (probably with TJSW-22).
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2025 · source
Questions
When did TJSW-22 launch?
TJSW-22 launched on December 9, 2025 at 15:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:00 to 15:57 UTC.
Where can I watch TJSW-22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TJSW-22?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did TJSW-22 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 9, 11:08 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TJSW-22 reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 35,812 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did TJSW-22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).