Manifest / 01Go
Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
T– about 8hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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Failure
NOTS 5
Project PilotUS NavyNaval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Tuesday, August 26, 1958 · Time TBD
Calendar available when time is confirmed
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground.
PayloadNOTS 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUS Navy
StagesUnknown
PadNaval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Global range
- Latitude
- 35.686°N
- Longitude
- 117.694°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
