Mission description
A pair of satellites officially described as for cartographic surveying purposes, details TBD.
Launch index
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Launch Successful
Long March 6A | Tianhui 5
October 31, 2023 at 10:50 PM UTC
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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October 31, 2023 at 10:50 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 9A
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 38.8583, 111.5802
- Rocket
- Long March 6A
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- October 31, 2023 at 10:41 PM UTC
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- October 31, 2023 at 11:33 PM UTC
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- December 31, 2023 at 4:32 PM UTC
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Long March-6 launches TianHui-5
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Long March 6A
Long March · A
Height
50 m
Diameter
3.35 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
25
Launch complex
Launch Complex 9A
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
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