6 January 2025, 20:00 UTC
Shijian 25
Shijian-25, China's first orbital launch of 2025, was sent toward geostationary orbit from Xichang to verify on-orbit satellite refueling and mission life-extension technologies for CASC's Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4 T (est.)
- Flight
- 63rd
- of 78 Long March 3B/E flights
- Date and time
- 6 January 2025, 20:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Technology
- International designator
- 2025-002
- Launches in 2025
- 2nd of 329
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