Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others

Long March 2D launched the Shiyan-6 (02) technology-test satellite from Jiuquan alongside four smallsats, including China's first privately built LEO comms satellite Jiading-1 and the software-defined Tianzhi-1.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.1 T (est.)

Flight

41st

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

19 November 2018, 23:40 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2018-094

Launches in 2018

96th of 114

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