Long March 6
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Sept. 19, 2015
Description
Specifications
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Minimum Stage
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Max Stage
3 -
Length
29.0 m -
Diameter
3.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
103 T -
Thrust
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Family
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Name
Long March 6 -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Long March 6
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
CASC 1999The 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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Nov. 5, 2021, 2:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for pursuing sustainable development. It is expected to provide advanced, open and shared data resources for monitoring and evaluating the sustainable development index representing the interaction between human and nature, in particular providing support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The satellite has three payloads including thermal infrared, low light level and multispectral imagers, with 300 km wide data acquisition swath capability. It can achieve global coverage within 11 days.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitLong March 6 | KL-Beta
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Aug. 4, 2021, 11:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The KL-Beta A and B, satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect and the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload. The prototype system also includes another satellite “GMS-T” built by OHB System of Germany.
Polar OrbitLong March 6 | Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 9, 2021, 11:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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).
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
April 27, 2021, 3:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This launch delivered 9 commercial satellites into low Earth orbit. Qilu-1 and Qilu-4, as well as most other satellites on this mission, are Earth observation spacecraft. One other satellite on this mission is the scientific research and technology verification satellite NEO 1 with the purpose of observing small space bodies, as well as testing the technology to use deployable net for catching small objects in orbit.
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Nov. 6, 2020, 3:19 a.m.
Long March 6 | Ningxia 1 (x5)
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Nov. 13, 2019, 6:35 a.m.
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Nov. 21, 2017, 4:50 a.m.
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