LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Apr 27 2021
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Qilu-1, Qilu-4 and others
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 6Description:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Dedicated Rideshare
- This launch delivered 9 commercial satellites into low Earth orbit. Qilu-1 and Qilu-4, as well as most other satellites on this mission, are Earth observation spacecraft. One other satellite on this mission is the scientific research and technology verification satellite NEO 1 with the purpose of observing small space bodies, as well as testing the technology to use deployable net for catching small objects in orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 16