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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 11Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
XJS-G & XJS-H
Launched
May 29, 2020
Summary
XJS-G & XJS-H launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 11 from Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 29, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 279th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,958th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 11 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Xin jishu shiyan G xing, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 474 × 494 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Long March 11 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 279th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,958th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xin jishu shiyan G xing · NORAD 45611 · 2020-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-032A
- Epoch
- 2020-05-30 08:53:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.29681151 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001411
- Inclination
- 35.0331°
- Ascending node
- 164.8512°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.5115°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.4283°
- 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: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Xin jishu shiyan G xing · NORAD 45611 · re-entered August 7, 2025
- Xin jishu shiyan H xing · NORAD 45612 · re-entered May 21, 2024
CZ-11 Y8 Stage 4 · re-entered April 29, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
XJS-G and XJS-H are experimental small satellites which will be used for Earth observation.
Pad
Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Mobile Launcher Pad, 1st this year · 144th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did XJS-G & XJS-H launch?
XJS-G & XJS-H launched on May 29, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XJS-G & XJS-H?
Coverage: China launches two new technology experiment satellites; Long March-11 launches two satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched XJS-G & XJS-H?
Long March 11, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 11 spec sheet
Where did XJS-G & XJS-H launch from?
Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did XJS-G & XJS-H reach?
Xin jishu shiyan G xing, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 474 × 494 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did XJS-G & XJS-H launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).