Long March 6

The total thrust from the first stage and boosters of the Long March 6A is 736 tons.

The first stage of the Long March 6A is powered by two YF-100 engines, generating a total thrust of approximately 244 tons.

The Long March 6A features a two-and-a-half-stage design.

The Long March 6A is the first new-generation launch vehicle in China to utilize a combination of solid and liquid propellants.

The Long March 6A can carry 4,500 kilograms to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

The Long March 6A was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.

The Long March 6A has a payload capacity of 8,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.

The September 27th launch was the 17th mission for the Long March 6A.

The fairing of the Long March 6A has a diameter of 4.2 meters.

The first and second stages of the Long March 6A have a diameter of 3.35 meters, while the solid-fueled boosters have a diameter of 2 meters.

The Long March 6A took flight just twenty days after the previous mission that launched three Yaogan satellites.

Long March 6A Y16 launched SatNet LEO Group 11.

Frequent Long March 6A launches are enabled by increased workforce and optimizations from team members.

The Long March 6A carried a batch of GuoWang mega-constellation satellites into low Earth orbit.

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology has improved documentation and personnel handover processes to support a high-density Long March 6A launch schedule.

A Long March 6A launched from Launch Complex 9A at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 00:34 China Standard Time on September 7, 2025.

Launch teams supporting Long March 6A missions have implemented and refined parallel operations where the next vehicle begins technical preparations at processing facilities before the prior mission launches.

The Long March 6A fairing for the Yaogan-40 Group-03 mission was split into three segments with the uppermost fairing half segment deploying as standard during ascent while the remaining segments stayed attached and were later detached during the deployment sequence.