Rocket file · LV-478
Long March 6A
Long March 6A is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 50.0 m tall, first flew on 29 March 2022. It has flown 28 times with 28 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Long March 6A
The Long March 6A 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 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place 29 March 2022, successfully reaching orbit. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Long March 6A flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesLong March 6A in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 6A flown?
- 28 times, with 28 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Long March 6A's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 28 successful flights out of 28 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 6A launch?
- Long March 6A has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Long March 6A lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 6A.
- Is Long March 6A reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 6A as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.