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Home / Long March 6A

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A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.
Posted inCivil

China Report: Debris risks, startup funding and previewing Space Day

by Andrew Jones April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

China’s megaconstellation launches spark debris concerns; commercial space expands; Lightyear Explorer raises funds; key updates expected during China’s Space Day and Shenzhou-20 launch.

A Long March 6A rocket stands on the launch pad at China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, surrounded by dense morning fog and lightning towers. Venting is visible from the rocket as it prepares for liftoff, with the launch tower displaying Chinese characters reading "Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center."
Posted inLaunch

China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A

by Andrew Jones April 19, 2025April 19, 2025
Posted inCivil

China’s megaconstellation launches could litter orbit for more than a century, analysts warn

by Andrew Jones April 7, 2025April 7, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket climbs above the launch tower at Taiyuan amid plumes of exhaust and a blue sky backdrop.
Posted inLaunch

China launches fourth batch of Thousand Sails megaconstellation satellites

by Andrew Jones January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, surrounded by four towering lightning rods, leaving a plume of dense white exhaust against a backdrop of a partly cloudy blue sky. The launch marks the deployment of the third batch of 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellites, a key step in China's ambitious low Earth orbit megaconstellation project, December 5, 2024.
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Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites

by Andrew Jones December 5, 2024December 5, 2024
Posted inLaunch

Chinese rocket stage breaks up into cloud of more than 700 pieces of space debris

by Andrew Jones August 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Posted inLaunch

Chinese megaconstellation launch creates field of space debris

by Andrew Jones August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
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China launches first satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation

by Andrew Jones August 6, 2024August 8, 2024
A Long March 6A lifts off into a pre-dawn sky above Taiyuan, july 4, 2024, carrying two Tianhui-5 (02) satellites.
Posted inLaunch

China’s Long March 6A rocket appears to have an orbital debris problem

by Andrew Jones July 12, 2024July 12, 2024
Posted inCommercial

China to launch first satellites for megaconstellation in August

by Andrew Jones June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

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