NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2015-046A
A super-secretive satellite was launched by China from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Saturday. Launch of the unknown spacecraft – unofficially claimed to be the Communications Engineering Test Satellite -1 (TXJSSY-1) – took place at 15:42 UTC using a Long March-3B (Chang Zheng-3B) rocket, as the Chinese continue their build up in space.
Launch Date: 2015-09-12
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B
Launch Site: Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
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