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SpaceSail Polar Group #3
Long March 6A
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LAUNCH SITETaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 6A
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 9A
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Long March 6A
The Long March 6A is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place 29 March 2022, successfully reaching orbit. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.
- Height
- 50 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 23
- First flight
- 2022-03-29
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Launch site & orbit
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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