NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2020-002A
The TJS 5 satellite is the fifth in a line of Chinese missions that have intrigued Western analysts. The first TJS satellite launched in 2015, and the timing and circumstances of the TJS 5 launch suggest a similarity with the deployment of the TJS 5 spacecraft in January 2017.
The TJS 2 and TJS 5 satellites were both manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, according to Chinese media reports. And both satellites launched from Xichang atop Long March 3B rockets in early January, with liftoff times separated by just two minutes.
Chinese state television said that TJS 5 satellite will support communications, television broadcast, data transmission and other services.
Launch Date: 2020-01-07
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B
Launch Site: Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
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