Success

Maiden Flight

Long March 6CChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 9A

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 · 03:21 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Long March 6C

The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their...

Height67.4 m

LEO Payload18,000 kg

Launches600

Successes575

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

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 manufactu...

Mission Brief

Carried 4 Earth observation satellites to orbit: * Haiwangxing-01, 239 kg X-band SAR satellite built by SAST for Zhihui Space Tech * Zhixing-1C, X-band radar sat for Smart Satellite Technology * 2 unidentified optical Earth observation satellites

PayloadMaiden Flight

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages2

PadLaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China