XJS-A & XJS-B

Success CASC, Long March 2C

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Mission

Government/Top Secret · LEO

A pair of experimental satellites to conduct tests of intersatellite communication links and trial new Earth observation technology.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
XJS A 2018-054A Payload re-entered 2025-07-18
XJS B 2018-054B Payload re-entered 2024-11-12
CZ-2C DEB 2018-054C Debris re-entered 2022-03-27
CZ-2C R/B 2018-054D Rocket body re-entered 2026-02-28

COSPAR ID 2018-054. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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