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Tag: Long March 6A

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off at night from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China, carrying the Yaogan-40 (03) remote sensing satellites. Bright exhaust flames and thick plumes of smoke illuminate the dark launch pad.
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

China launches new set of Yaogan-40 satellites into polar orbit

by Andrew JonesSeptember 7, 2025September 7, 2025

China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking the country’s 52nd launch of the year.

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A Long March 6A rocket lifts off at night from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, sending a batch of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit. Bright exhaust and thick clouds of smoke billow around the launch pad against the dark sky.
Posted inCivil, Launch, Military, News

China launches test low-inclination satellite, new Guowang broadband group

by Andrew JonesAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, trailing smoke and fire, carrying satellites for China’s Guowang internet constellation, July 27, 2025.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China adds new satellites to Guowang constellation, eyes accelerated launch rate

by Andrew JonesJuly 28, 2025July 28, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China during a nighttime launch, with bright exhaust flames and billowing smoke illuminating the pad structure marked with Chinese characters.
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China launches fourth group of Guowang megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew JonesJune 6, 2025July 28, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off at night from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, with bright exhaust and smoke plumes illuminating the launch pad tower bearing Chinese characters.
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches

by Andrew JonesMay 12, 2025May 12, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.
Posted inCivil, Commercial, News

China Report: Debris risks, startup funding and previewing Space Day

by Andrew JonesApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket stands on the launch pad at China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, surrounded by dense morning fog and lightning towers. Venting is visible from the rocket as it prepares for liftoff, with the launch tower displaying Chinese characters reading "Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center."
Posted inLaunch, Military, News

China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A

by Andrew JonesApril 19, 2025April 19, 2025
Posted inCivil, Launch, News

China’s megaconstellation launches could litter orbit for more than a century, analysts warn

by Andrew JonesApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

China launches fourth batch of Thousand Sails megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew JonesJanuary 23, 2025January 23, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, surrounded by four towering lightning rods, leaving a plume of dense white exhaust against a backdrop of a partly cloudy blue sky. The launch marks the deployment of the third batch of 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellites, a key step in China's ambitious low Earth orbit megaconstellation project, December 5, 2024.
Posted inCommercial, Launch, News

Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites

by Andrew JonesDecember 5, 2024December 5, 2024

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