Shijian 20 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

27 Dec 2019, 12:45pm

Location

Wenchang Space Launch Site Launch Site

Wenchang Space Launch Site

Pad

101

Launch Service Provider

CASC logo

CASC

Vehicle

Long March 5 image

Long March 5

Mission

Shijian 20

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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.

Available Replays

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Video: Watch China's Long March-5 Y3 rocket blasts off from Wenchang

Updated: Aug 4, 4:00pm UTC

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