2025/07/03
Ministry of National Defense Statement on the PLA’s Launch of a Satellite-Bearing Carrier Rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Time: 1915 hours, July 3, 2025
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated today (July 3) that at 1735 hours, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a launch of a satellite-bearing carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. The rocket’s flight path passed through the southwestern part of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) toward the Western Pacific, at an altitude outside the atmosphere, posing no threat to Taiwan. The Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces closely monitored the situation using integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems and responded with appropriate vigilance and measures.