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

PRSC-EO3

Name: PRSC-EO3 launch
Start: 2026-04-25T12:15:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-25T12:37:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launched

April 25, 2026 · 12:15 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

PRSC-EO3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 25, 2026 at 12:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:08 to 12:37 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 587th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 7,270th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 553 × 556 km orbit inclined 38.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Long March 6 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 15th Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 587th launch17th this yearhumanity's 7,270th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

38.0°Inclination

553 × 556 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

95.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

38.7°Ascending node

173 d agoElement epoch2026-04-25 18:14 UTC · stale

PRSC-EO3 · NORAD 68835 · 2026-092 · Space-Track

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2026-092A
Epoch: 2026-04-25 18:14:20 UTC
Mean motion: 15.06393393 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0002312
Inclination: 38.0003°
Ascending node: 38.7469°
Arg. of perigee: 279.4325°
Mean anomaly: 80.6175°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 4
B*: -0.00023046

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

PRSC-EO3 · NORAD 68835 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Optical Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO.

Pad

Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

16th launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 154th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 25, 8:15 PM GMT+8, in twilight

16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

387 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Apr 25, 2026 · source

Show 1 earlier update

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source

Questions

When did PRSC-EO3 launch?

PRSC-EO3 launched on April 25, 2026 at 12:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:08 to 12:37 UTC.

Where can I watch PRSC-EO3?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched PRSC-EO3?

Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet

Where did PRSC-EO3 launch from?

Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Apr 25, 8:15 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did PRSC-EO3 reach?

It reached a 553 × 556 km orbit inclined 38.0°.

How many satellites did PRSC-EO3 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).