Long March 5 | TJSW-11
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Feb. 23, 2024, 11:21 a.m. - Feb. 23, 2024, 1:40 p.m.
Feb. 23, 2024, 11:21 a.m. - Feb. 23, 2024, 1:40 p.m.
Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Launch success.
Liftoff.
Go for launch per active NOTAMs.
Refined launch window per NOTAMs.
Updated launch vehicle variant per official reports.
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.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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