CASC Long March 5 Shijian 20
Long March 5
Status
Success
Date
27 DEC 2019
12:45
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
101
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Long March 5
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Rocket Details
Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus on non-hypergolic liquid rocket propellants. Currently, two CZ-5 vehicle configurations are planned, with maximum payload capacities of ~25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) to LEO and ~14,000 kilograms (31,000 lb) to GTO. The Long March 5 roughly matches the capabilities of American EELV heavy-class vehicles such as the Delta IV Heavy.
Height
57 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
867 T
Thrust
10,600 kN