China launches classified TJS-16 spacecraft, companion object emerges alongside earlier TJS-15 satellite

"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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