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Long March 6A | Tianhui 5 Group 02

Name: Long March 6A | Tianhui 5 Group 02
Start: 2024-07-04T22:49:00.000Z
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 474th launch · 22nd this year · humanity's 6,718th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--July 4, 2024 · 22:49 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

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

Window: Jul 4, 22:41 – Jul 4, 23:33 UTC

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Tianhui 5 Group 02

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

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

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No booster details available.

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/4/2024 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/25/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 9A

Local pad time: Jul 5, 6:49 AM GMT+8

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

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