Mission
Long March 6A launched Yaogan 50-03 from Launch Complex 9A (LC-9A) at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Before the flight
The Yaogan 50-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
- Launched
- 18:15 UTC+8 at the pad
- Rocket
- Long March 6ACASC
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan, China10th launch from this pad in 202629 days after the last
49th
CASC launch of 2026
Long March 6A
CASC28 launches since March 2022, 28 successful
50m
Height
3.4m
Diameter
530t
Mass at liftoff
7.2MN
Thrust at liftoff
About Long March 6A
The Long March 6A is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China’s first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place 29 March 2022, successfully reaching orbit. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In Earth’s shadow | 429km | 27,571km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 387km | 27,660km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 387km | 27,660km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In Earth’s shadow | 429km | 27,571km/h |
| Crew-13In Earth’s shadow | 429km | 27,571km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 476km | 27,462km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 3 days old.
