Long March 6C

The Long March 6C (CZ-6C) (Chinese: 长征六号丙运载火箭) is a Chinese two-stage-to-orbit liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed and manufactured by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The rocket is a dual engine first stage variant of the Long March 6; alternatively, it may be considered to be a slightly shorter single stick variant of the Long March 6A. Both the first and second stages of the rocket use liquid oxygen and RP-1 propellants. It is employed to launch small and medium-sized military, civilian and commercial satellites to LEOs and Sun-synchronous orbits; it is capable of lifting 2,400 kg to 500 km SSOs.

The rocket undertook a successful maiden launch on 7 May 2024 at 13:21 UTC from North China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

A rideshare launch opportunity by Long March 6C was sold at an online auction in July 2023, with bidding prices starting at ¥87,000/kg.

List of launches

References

1. Long March (rocket family)
2. Long March 6
3. List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024
4. Long March 6A
5. 2024 in spaceflight
6. Long March 2
7. List of Long March launches (2020–2029)
8. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
9. Comparison of orbital launch systems
10. Long March 3B
11. Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
12. Comparison of orbital launcher families
13. Apstar 6C
14. Mille Miglia
15. Apache Avro
16. Grand tourer
17. Oldsmobile Curved Dash
18. Grumman A-6 Intruder
19. Susan Jameson
20. SAP R/3