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Long March 6C | Maiden Flight
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6C · Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 467th launch · 15th this year · humanity's 6,675th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 7, 03:13 – May 7, 03:55 UTC
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Maiden Flight
Carried 4 Earth observation satellites to orbit: * Haiwangxing-01, 239 kg X-band SAR satellite built by SAST for Zhihui Space Tech * Zhixing-1C, X-band radar sat for Smart Satellite Technology * 2 unidentified optical Earth observation satellites
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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- Long March-6C first launch — SciNews
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Pad — Launch Complex 9A
Local pad time: May 7, 11:21 AM GMT+8
26 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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