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Long March 6A launches Yaogan 40 Group 04 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 24 Sep 2026 08:46:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 08:38 UTC and ran 26 minutes. Liftoff came 8 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Polar Orbit.
The mission
3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has now flown 617 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 8.
It was the 29th launch from Launch Complex 9A.
| Liftoff | 24 Sep 2026 08:46:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Long March 6A |
| Provider | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Pad | Launch Complex 9A |
| Target orbit | Polar Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:54:12 GMT.