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Rocket file · LV-54

Long March 6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE

Long March 6 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 29.0 m tall, first flew on 19 September 2015. It has flown 15 times with 15 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height29.0 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight19 September 2015
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights15
Successful15
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Long March 6 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload13
KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload13NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload14
KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload14NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15
KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 6 flown?
15 times, with 15 successes and 0 failures.
What is Long March 6's success rate?
100.0%. That's 15 successful flights out of 15 attempts.
When is the next Long March 6 launch?
Long March 6 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Long March 6 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 6.
Is Long March 6 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 6 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.