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Long March 6A

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Thursday September 24 2026, 08:46:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleLong March 6A

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 9A

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General trajectory

2 hazard areas

Launch Complex 9A

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launching

South

179° · S

38.858, 111.580

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee922 km

Perigee872 km

Period102.9 min

Inclination89.03°

Launch heading 179° · S from SpaceSail Polar Group 17 PO.

Parking orbitSpaceSail Polar Group 17 PO› conelow

1 70204U 26222A 26267.37625000 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

2 70204 89.0285 070.1456 0453779 162.7195 000.2279 15.03246179 04

OrbitSpaceSail Polar Group 17low

1 70204U 26222A 26267.40950231 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 70204 89.0285 070.1454 0034365 342.9409 000.0000 13.99192793 03

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

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09/007deorbitSep 23, 22:00Z – Sep 23, 23:00Z
!VSF 09/007 VSF AIRSPACE UNMANNED ROCKET WI AN AREA DEFINED AS .01NM RADIUS OF 432037N0723125W (.25NM N APCH END RWY 11) SFC-150FT AGL 2609232200-2609232300 AIRSPACE UNMANNED ROCKET WI AN AREA DEFINED AS .01NM RADIUS OF 432037N0723125W (.25NM N APCH END RWY 11) SFC-150FT AGL
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Quick facts

VehicleLong March 6A

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadLaunch Complex 9A

SiteTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

WindowThursday September 24 2026, 08:38:00 UTC→Thursday September 24 2026, 09:04:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyLong March

Height50 m

Diameter3.4 m

Stages2

ReusableNo

Track record27/27 successful