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Long March 6C
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The Long March 6C is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6A, with its solid rocket boosters deleted, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage and 1 YF-115 engine on the second stage.
Key figures
Total launches
1
Successes
1
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
1
Maiden flight
May 7, 2024
Reusable
No
Planned launches
0
Long March, Long March 6 family total
41 launches · 41 successes · 0 failures (3 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Long March 6C” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Long March, Long March 6 family totals 41 launches across 3 variants.
Technology
Length
43 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
216 t
Liftoff thrust
2,376 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
4,500 kg
SSO (sun-synchronous)
2,000 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 1
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia