China Debuts New Long March 6C Rocket

long march 6c rocket launch

The Long March 6C lifting off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on May 7.

Credit: Xinhua
SINGAPORE—China has completed the first launch of the Long March 6C rocket, a new variant of the Long March 6A rocket. Carrying four satellites, the rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province at 11:21 a.m. local time. Developed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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