Long March 6

The Long March 6A rocket was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:11 AM in northern China.

The Long March 6A rocket deployed the broadband satellite constellation 'Guowang' into low Earth orbit (LEO).

The Long March 6A lifted off from Taiyuan at 2211 UTC on December 8, 2025.

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

The second stage of the Long March 6A is powered by a single YF-115 engine producing 18 tons of thrust.

The Long March 6A weighs 530,000 kilograms when fully fueled.

Long March 6A Y15 launched SatNet LEO Group 15.

Additional protective devices and extra hardware checks were implemented for the Long March 6A to ensure mission success.

The Long March 6A utilizes a combination of solid and liquid propellants.

The booster thrust of the Long March 6A totals 492 tons.

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

Five GuoWang satellites were on board the Long March 6A and were manufactured by the China Academy of Space Technology.

The Long March 6A lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on December 8, contributing capacity to China’s G60/Qianfan megaconstellation.

The other two launches that contributed to China's record were a Long March 6A with five GuoWang satellites and a Long March 4B with the Yaogan-47 spacecraft.

The Long March 6A was adapted to the low-temperature environment at Taiyuan, with temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees Celsius.

The Long March 6A carried a group of satellites into polar orbit.

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

Every Long March 6A has launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.

A Long March 6A launched from Launch Complex 9A at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 06:11 am China Standard Time on December 9th.