China launches first Long March 6A
Posted: Sat, Apr 2, 2022, 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)
China launched the first Long March 6A Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 5:50 am EDT (0950 GMT) and placed two satellites into sun-synchronous orbits. The Long March 6A is a more powerful version of the Long March 6, with four solid-fuel strap-on boosters and two engines in its first stage. The two satellites, Pujiang 2 and Tiankun 2, will conduct Earth imaging and space environment missions.
China launched the first Long March 6A Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 5:50 am EDT (0950 GMT) and placed two satellites into sun-synchronous orbits. The Long March 6A is a more powerful version of the Long March 6, with four solid-fuel strap-on boosters and two engines in its first stage. The two satellites, Pujiang 2 and Tiankun 2, will conduct Earth imaging and space environment missions.
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