XJS-A & XJS-BLong March 2C China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Launch Status Success Tue ยท Jun 26th, 2018 11:30 PM - 11:43 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3EmZe8zdO4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5i4llXdzGU Mission XJS-A & XJS-B Type: Government/Top Secret A pair of experimental satellites to conduct tests of intersatellite communication links and trial new Earth observation technology. Location Launch Complex 3 ( LC-3 ) ( LA-1 ) Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China 99 launches have been at this location. Rocket Long March 2 Length: meters Diameter: meters First Launched: December 8, 2020 The Long March 2 rocket has been launched a total of 22 times with 21 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Type: Government Abbreviation: CASC Administration: Chairmen & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Launchers: Long March Spacecraft: Country: CHN 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule