At 2127 Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time 11th May 2025 , China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration Successfully launched Chang Zheng – Long March 6A Yao 9 Advance modified Carrier Rocket ignited and took off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province.. Long March 6A carrier rocket successfully launches Yangon Remote Sensing Satellites
At 21:27 Beijing time on May 11, 2025, at the 9A launch station of the Taiyuan Launch Center, the “Long March 6A” Yao 9 carrier rocket ignited to carry out the launch mission, and then sent the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40 02 Group 3 satellites into polar orbit (PO).
The three satellites of the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40 Group 02 were developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s Fifth Academy’s Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. and are mainly used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical experiments.
“Long March 6A” is a new generation of “Long March” carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is a medium-sized solid-liquid bundled carrier rocket and also China’s first solid-liquid bundled carrier rocket.
The entire Long March 6A rocket is about 55 meters high (three-star series fairing state), the core stage diameter is 3.35 meters, the booster diameter is 2 meters, and the current optional diameter is 3.8 meters and 4.2 meters. The takeoff mass is about 530 tons, and the arrow has a 500-kilometer circular sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) capacity of no less than 6.5 tons. The YF-115 core second-stage main engine of the launch vehicle for this mission is in the state of a single start, and the rocket is equipped with a three-star series fairing, reaching the current highest height of 55 meters.
By continuously optimizing the testing process and test items, the launch cycle of the Long March 6A carrier rocket has been gradually shortened. The interval between this launch mission and the previous one is only 22 days, setting a record for the shortest launch interval for this rocket. The launch tower will carry out a launch mission again after an interval of 7 days.
This mission is the third launch of the Long March 6A carrier rocket in 2025, the fourth launch at the Taiyuan Launch Center, the 25th launch in China and the 99th orbital space launch in the world.
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