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Long March 6C | Maiden Flight

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 9A — Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Maiden Flight
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Long March 6C
Family
Long March
Variant
C
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type
Government
Country
CHN

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 9A
Location
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country
CHN
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai