On December 24, 2018 at 16:53 UTC the "Chang Zheng-3C/G2” (Long March-3C/G2) rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The rocket orbited the “TJS-3” satellite. The Xinhua agency identified the payload as a communications technology test satellite. No other information about the space vehicle or its mission were released by Chinese officials.