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Long March 6A launches Yaogan 50-03 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's Long March 6A lifted off from Launch Complex 9A at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 23 Oct 2026 10:15:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 10:07 UTC and ran 21 minutes. Liftoff came 8 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
The Yaogan 50-03 is a 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 619 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 10.
It was the 30th launch from Launch Complex 9A.
| Liftoff | 23 Oct 2026 10:15:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Long March 6A |
| Provider | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Pad | Launch Complex 9A |
| 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 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:08 GMT.