TJSW-12

Orbited the classified TJSW-12 communication technology experiment satellite toward geostationary orbit from Xichang; the mission marked the 101st flight of the Long March 3B.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

4 T (est.)

Flight

62nd

of 78 Long March 3B/E flights

Date and time

20 December 2024, 15:12 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2024-246

Launches in 2024

254th of 263

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