2019

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

Payloads deployed · 1