China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 312th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 6,066th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 8, 22:54 – Apr 8, 23:47 UTC
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Shiyan-6 03
Shiyan-6 03 is a Chinese satellite officially tasked with space-environment surveys and technology experiments, including a test of an ultra-black nanocomposite coating for optical instruments; it operates in a 1,000 km orbit inclined at 99.5°.
Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Cosmic_Penguin · 4/8/2021 · source
Added launch per NOTAM A0591/21. Payload and rocket unconfirmed and highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2021
Pad — Launch Complex 9
79 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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