Long March 6 | Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
July 9, 2021, 11:53 a.m. - July 9, 2021, 12:25 p.m.
July 9, 2021, 11:53 a.m. - July 9, 2021, 12:25 p.m.
The Ningxin-1 satellites (also called Zhongzi) are a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite owned by Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd. The satellites were built by DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of CAST. They have been reported to be a commercial operated global EM spectrum signal monitoring satellite system (SIGINT).
Launch success.
Added launch per NOTAMs; note payload identity is highly uncertain.
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 manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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