Maiden Flight

Maiden flight of the Long March 6C, a new two-stage kerolox rocket from the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, launching from Taiyuan with four satellites led by Neptune-01 into sun-synchronous orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

150 kg (est.)

Flight

1st

of 2 Long March 6C flights

Date and time

7 May 2024, 03:21 UTC

Rocket

Long March 6C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2024-085

Launches in 2024

87th of 263

See it in orbit

Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.

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