Maiden Flight

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:21:00

Tuesday May 7, 2024

Mission Details

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Maiden Flight

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

4 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 6C

Active Since 2024

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Rocket

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 43m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,400 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,376 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-9A

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 2 hours

Stats

Long March 6


17th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2024

2024


86th

Orbital launch attempt