Launches / Long March 6
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
This was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 17th launch of 2026, and its 587th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 97th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from Launch Complex 16.
Optical Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO.
15 flights, 15 of them successful.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
612 launches so far, 596 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Launch Complex 16 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China.
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