Long March 6A | Tianhui 5

Name: Long March 6A | Tianhui 5
Start: 2023-10-31T22:50:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6A · Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 441st launch · 36th this year · humanity's 6,545th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--October 31, 2023 · 22:50 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

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

Window: Oct 31, 22:41 – Oct 31, 23:33 UTC

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Tianhui 5

A pair of satellites officially described as for cartographic surveying purposes, details TBD.

Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Long March-6A launches TianHui-5 — SciNews

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/1/2023 · source
Added launch via NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/28/2023 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 9A

Local pad time: Nov 1, 6:50 AM GMT+8

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

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