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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others
Launched
April 27, 2021
Summary
Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others 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 27, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 313th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 6,071st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 313th launch9th this yearhumanity's 6,071st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 9 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Zhongan Guotong 1 · re-entered August 9, 2024
- Jin Zijing 1-01 · re-entered July 11, 2023
- Taijing 2-01 · re-entered February 9, 2024
- Foshan 1 · re-entered August 3, 2024
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-11 · re-entered December 22, 2024
- NEO-1 · re-entered November 5, 2024
- Qilu-4 · re-entered December 8, 2023
- Qilu-1 · re-entered November 29, 2023
- Jin Zijing 1-02 · re-entered July 15, 2023
CZ-6 Y5 Stage 3 · re-entered February 9, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This launch delivered 9 commercial satellites into low Earth orbit. Qilu-1 and Qilu-4, as well as most other satellites on this mission, are Earth observation spacecraft. One other satellite on this mission is the scientific research and technology verification satellite NEO 1 with the purpose of observing small space bodies, as well as testing the technology to use deployable net for catching small objects in orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
6th launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 91st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
172 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others launch?
Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others launched on April 27, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit was Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a dedicated rideshare mission.
How many satellites did Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).