Shijian-17

China's new heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket made its maiden flight from Wenchang, carrying the Shijian-17 technology-demonstration satellite to test electric propulsion, after four holds during countdown for technical glitches.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Direct-GEO

Geostationary orbit

Payload to orbit

3 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 2 Long March 5/YZ-2 flights

Date and time

3 November 2016, 12:43 UTC

Rocket

Long March 5/YZ-2

Builder

CASC

Launch site

101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2016-065

Launches in 2016

66th of 85

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