Long March 3B | Shijian 21

Success

Long March 3B | Shijian 21

Chinese payload launching on trajectory consistent with geostationary transfer target orbit, official purpose declared as "validation of on orbit space debris reduction technologies".

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket: Long March 3B/E · Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · View on map (opens in new tab)