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Long March family

Long March 6

ActiveChinaChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Flights flown15
Success rate100%15/15
Maiden flight2015-09-19
Peak year20214 flights

Long March 6 is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 19 September 2015.

Flight record

15 records
100% success rate15 of 15 flown
2015peak 2021 · 4 flights2026
First flight2015-09-19
Latest flight2026-04-25
Failures0
Consecutive successes15
Fastest turnaround25d 23h

Vehicle

Stages3
Length29m
Diameter3.35m
Launch mass103t
Maiden flight2015-09-19
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad
Launch Complex 1615

Orbits delivered

3 orbits
Low Earth Orbit6Sun-Synchronous Orbit5Polar Orbit2

Launch history

15 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2026-04-25Long March 6 | PRSC-EO3Launch Complex 16Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2025-04-03Long March 6 | Tianping-3A-02Launch Complex 16Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2024-10-22Long March 6 | Tianping-3Launch Complex 16Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2024-09-05Long March 6 | Geely Constellation Group 03Launch Complex 16Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2023-06-20Long March 6 | Shiyan 25Launch Complex 16Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2022-09-26Long March 6 | Shiyan 16 A/B & Shiyan 17Launch Complex 16Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2022-08-10Long March 6 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-09, 35 to 43 & Infrared A01 to 06Launch Complex 16Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2021-11-05Long March 6 | SDGSAT-1Launch Complex 16Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2021-08-04Long March 6 | KL-BetaLaunch Complex 16Polar OrbitSuccess
2021-07-09Long March 6 | Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)Launch Complex 16Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2021-04-27Long March 6 | Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & othersLaunch Complex 16Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2020-11-06Long March 6 | Satellogic x 10Launch Complex 16Low Earth OrbitSuccess
2019-11-13Long March 6 | Ningxia 1 (x5)Launch Complex 16Success
2017-11-21Long March 6 | Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06Launch Complex 16Polar OrbitSuccess
2015-09-19Long March 6 | 20 Amateur satellitesLaunch Complex 16Success

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia