Scheduled

Long March 6C | Unknown Payload

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6C

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch window 03:15–03:40 UTC.

Vehicle and site

Rocket

Long March 6C

Family

Long March

Mission

Unknown Payload

Mission type

Unknown

Pad

Launch Complex 9A

Location

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Coordinates

38.8583°, 111.5802°

The Long March 6C 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 6A, with its solid rocket boosters deleted, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage and 1 YF-115 engine on the second stage.

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.

Launches to date

611

Successful

595

Failed

16

Consecutive successes

2

Schedule from Launch Library 2, rebuilt hourly. Dates slip: a time given to the minute is a target, not a promise, and this page reflects the schedule as it stood at the last build. All upcoming launches.