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Long March 2C launches Yaogan 51-07 to 09 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's Long March 2C lifted off from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 05 Nov 2026 15:58:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 15:52 UTC and ran 24 minutes. Liftoff came 6 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
3 Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has now flown 622 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 13.
It was the 109th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
| Liftoff | 05 Nov 2026 15:58:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Long March 2C |
| Provider | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Pad | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:39:08 GMT.