China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Shijian 31
Long March 3B/E
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 09:45 UTC
Mission
/01Classified experimental Chinese satellite of unknown purposes (officially described for "spatial environment detection" purposes).
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 3B/E
Variant: B/E
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28.246° N, 102.027° E
125
Pad Launches
241
Location Launches
598
Agency Launches
141
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