TJS satellite Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/tjs-satellite/ Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:47:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png TJS satellite Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/tjs-satellite/ 32 32 80681979 China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch https://spacenews.com/china-expands-classified-geostationary-satellite-series-with-long-march-5-launch/ https://spacenews.com/china-expands-classified-geostationary-satellite-series-with-long-march-5-launch/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:47:38 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=557503 A Long March 5 rocket lifts off at night from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China, illuminating the launch pad with bright exhaust flames and surrounded by thick clouds of smoke.

China launched the latest in a series of clandestine satellites Thursday, using the country’s most powerful rocket to send the spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-expands-classified-geostationary-satellite-series-with-long-march-5-launch/feed/ 0 557503 China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches https://spacenews.com/china-adds-to-classified-tjs-yaogan-satellite-series-with-two-launches/ https://spacenews.com/china-adds-to-classified-tjs-yaogan-satellite-series-with-two-launches/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 22:10:25 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=517380 A Long March 6A rocket lifts off at night from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, with bright exhaust and smoke plumes illuminating the launch pad tower bearing Chinese characters.

China has added new spacecraft to two separate classified satellite series with a pair of launches across Sunday and Monday.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-adds-to-classified-tjs-yaogan-satellite-series-with-two-launches/feed/ 0 517380 China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite series https://spacenews.com/china-launches-tjs-17-expanding-classified-geostationary-satellite-series/ https://spacenews.com/china-launches-tjs-17-expanding-classified-geostationary-satellite-series/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:33:24 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516131 A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at night, illuminating the launch pad with bright orange exhaust flames during the launch of the classified TJS-17 satellite on April 10, 2025.

China launched Thursday what appears to be the third satellite for a subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-launches-tjs-17-expanding-classified-geostationary-satellite-series/feed/ 0 516131 China launches classified TJS-16 spacecraft, companion object emerges alongside earlier TJS-15 satellite https://spacenews.com/china-launches-classified-tjs-16-spacecraft-companion-object-emerges-alongside-earlier-tjs-15-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/china-launches-classified-tjs-16-spacecraft-companion-object-emerges-alongside-earlier-tjs-15-satellite/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:54:36 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515239 "A Long March 7A rocket lifts off at night from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, sending the classified TJS-16 satellite into orbit. Bright flames and thick plumes of exhaust illuminate the launch pad and surrounding towers against the dark sky.

HELSINKI — China launched the new TJS-16 classified satellite on Saturday aboard a Long March 7A rocket, continuing the opaque series of experimental missions. A Long March 7A rocket lifted […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-launches-classified-tjs-16-spacecraft-companion-object-emerges-alongside-earlier-tjs-15-satellite/feed/ 0 515239 China expands secretive satellite series with launch of TJS-15 https://spacenews.com/china-expands-secretive-satellite-series-with-launch-of-tjs-15/ https://spacenews.com/china-expands-secretive-satellite-series-with-launch-of-tjs-15/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2025 22:18:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514178 A Long March 3B rocket lifts off at night from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, illuminating the surroundings with bright flames and smoke. The rocket is positioned on the launch pad with its structure and scaffolding visible, silhouetted against the dark sky.

HELSINKI — China launched the latest in a series classified satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit Sunday while disclosing little about the spacecraft. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-expands-secretive-satellite-series-with-launch-of-tjs-15/feed/ 0 514178 China launches clandestine TJS-13 satellite, rocket reaches milestone https://spacenews.com/china-launches-clandestine-tjs-13-satellite-rocket-reaches-milestone/ https://spacenews.com/china-launches-clandestine-tjs-13-satellite-rocket-reaches-milestone/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:46:33 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509569 A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in a verdant, mountainous region, leaving a trail of smoke, marking its 100th flight and carrying the TJS-13 satellite into orbit.

HELSINKI — China launched a new communication engineering test satellite early Tuesday, adding to a series of satellites potentially for undisclosed military purposes. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off […]

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