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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretLong March 6A
Launched 2026-09-24 08:46 UTCLaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
230th
orbital launch attempt in 2026
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
47th
launch this year
Launch Complex 9A
9th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
30 d 5 h
since the pad's previous launch
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".
Launch Provider
Government · China · Founded 1999 · Chairman & President Lei Fanpei
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
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Landings
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scheduled
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
50m
Diameter
3.4m
Liftoff thrust
7,230kN
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