Mission record

Long March 6 | Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & others

Long March 6· Launch Complex 16· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Launch site
China
Date
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:20:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6071 ever

Mission

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.

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