China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
XJS-A & XJS-B
Long March 2C
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 · 03:30 UTC
Mission
/01A pair of experimental satellites to conduct tests of intersatellite communication links and trial new Earth observation technology.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 2C
Variant: C
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28.247° N, 102.029° E
45
Pad Launches
116
Location Launches
225
Agency Launches
54
Orbital This Year