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Long March 6C launches 7 satellites from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's Long March 6C lifted off from Launch Complex 9A at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 25 Aug 2026 03:21:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 03:15 UTC and ran 25 minutes. Liftoff came 6 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
The mission
Share ride of 7 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including the ham radio satellite BY70-4. Details TBD.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has now flown 612 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 3.
It was the 28th launch from Launch Complex 9A.
| Liftoff | 25 Aug 2026 03:21:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Long March 6C |
| Provider | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Pad | Launch Complex 9A |
| Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:13:10 GMT.