Long March 6C | Maiden Flight
Launch Complex 9A
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
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
Long March 6C
Height 43.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2376 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 4500 kg
Liftoff Mass 217 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2024-05-07
Launch Failures 0
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