Geely Constellation Group 03

Placed 10 satellites of the Geely Constellation Group 03 into orbit from Taiyuan, the heaviest payload flown by the Long March 6 to date, using a three-layer side-mounted satellite arrangement to fit all ten spacecraft in the fairing.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.3 T

Flight

12th

of 15 Long March 6 flights

Date and time

5 September 2024, 18:30 UTC

Rocket

Long March 6

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

2024-159

Launches in 2024

164th of 263

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