TJSW-21

Lofted a classified communication technology test satellite (TJSW series) toward geostationary orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center; Chinese state media described it only as a new communication technology experiment satellite.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Elliptical

Elliptical orbit

Payload to orbit

4 T (est.)

Flight

73rd

of 78 Long March 3B/E flights

Date and time

21 November 2025, 10:55 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

2025-269

Launches in 2025

281st of 329

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