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Long March 6 | Geely Constellation Group 03

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6 · Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 481st launch · 29th this year · humanity's 6,752nd orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--September 5, 2024 · 18:30 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 5, 18:20Sep 5, 18:50 UTC

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Geely Constellation Group 03

10 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2024 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 16

Local pad time: Sep 6, 2:30 AM GMT+8

16 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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