2019 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Shijian 20

successLong March 5 | Shijian 20

Shijian 20 is an experimental geostationary communications satellite. This is also a return-to-flight launch for Long March 5 after a July 2017 failure.

Overview

Date / time: December 27, 2019 at 12:45 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 101
Mission: Shijian 20
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch vehicle

Long March 5 →

Launch provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 1

SHIJIAN-20 (SJ-20)

GEO