26 September 2022, 23:50 UTC
Shiyan 16 A/B & Shiyan 17
A Long March 6 lifted off from Taiyuan carrying the Shiyan 16A, 16B, and 17 technology test satellites into sun-synchronous orbit for land surveying, urban planning, and disaster-mitigation research.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 300 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 10th
- of 15 Long March 6 flights
- Date and time
- 26 September 2022, 23:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 6
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2022-121
- Launches in 2022
- 125th of 186
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