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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 6 | Unknown Payload
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Mission
Unknown Payload
Unknown
Unknown
Details TBD.
Status
Go for Launch
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Pad
Launch Complex 16
CHN
Latitude: 38.868222
longitude: 111.58024
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Location
Asia/Shanghai
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
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Rocket
Long March 6
Family: Long March
Details
Min stage: 1
Max stage: 3m
Length: 29.0m
Diameter: 3.35
First Flight: Sept. 19, 2015
Total launch count: 13
Successful launches: 13
Pending launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 13
Manufacturer
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
CHN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
1999
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Long March
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Details
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
1999
Long March
Total launch count: 513
Successful launches: 499
Consecutive successful launches: 55
Failed launches: 14
Pending launches: 9