Long March 6

Long March 6 Y15 launched PRSC-EO3 for Pakistan at 12:15 UTC on April 25, 2026.

The Long March 6 made its first flight on 20 September 2015.

The Long March 6 was the first Chinese rocket to send a new generation of kerosene/LOX engines into space.

The Long March 6 has launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province for every mission to date.

The Long March 6’s third stage burns dinitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine.

The Long March-6 launch vehicle was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).

The Long March 6 mission on April 25 was the vehicle’s 15th flight.

The PRSC-EO3 launch was the 15th flight of the Long March-6 launch vehicle.

The Long March 6’s first and second stages burn rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen.

A Long March 6 launch was expected on April 25, 2026 at about 12:15 UTC.

The Long March 6 is about 29 meters tall and weighs 103,000 kilograms when fully fueled.

The Long March 6 can place 1,080 kilograms into a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

China launched a Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on April 25 at 20:15 China Standard Time.

China’s Long March 6 rocket first flew in September 2015.

Long March 6A Y17 launched SatNet LEO Group 21 from Taiyuan at 19:38 UTC on April 8, 2026.

A Long March 6A rocket is expected to launch a payload to polar orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on April 8, 2026 at about 19:35 UTC.

A Long March 6A launched a group of satellites from Launch Complex 9A at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 03:38 China Standard Time on April 9, 2026.

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