Launch Vehicles

Long March 6

China

Citation Formats

General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Long March 6." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/launch-vehicles/long-march-6.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Long March 6. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/launch-vehicles/long-march-6

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-long-march-6,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Long March 6},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/launch-vehicles/long-march-6},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

A smaller kerosene-and-liquid-oxygen launch vehicle in the new-generation Long March line, designed for quick-response launches of light satellites, including China's early rideshare missions carrying dozens of small satellites on a single flight.

Facts

Vehicle Class

Light-lift expendable launch vehicle 1

Manufacturer

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology 1

First Flight Date

2015-09-20 1

Status

Operational. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Operated By

China National Space Administration

Source Encyclopedia Astronautica

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Astronautica

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