Launches / Long March 6

Past launch Launched successfully

PRSC-EO3

Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 6 lifting off with the PRSC-EO3 mission
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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.

Launched
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 12:15 p.m. UTC
Window
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 12:08 to 12:37 p.m. UTC
Launch site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Rocket
Long March 6
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The mission

Optical Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO.

Type
Earth science
Destination
Low Earth orbit

The rocket

Height
29 m
Built by
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
First flew
September 19, 2015
Diameter
3.4 m
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Mass at liftoff
103 t
Stages
1 to 3

15 flights, 15 of them successful.

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The operator

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.

Sector
Government
Based in
China
Founded
1999
Run by
Lei Fanpei, Chairman & President

612 launches so far, 596 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.

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The launch site

It went up from Launch Complex 16 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China.

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