launched from China

Pujiang-2

Success
MAR 29202209:50:00 UTC

Maiden flight of Long March 6A, China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. 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. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.

launched from LC-9A Taiyuan

aboard Long March 6A 6A-Y1 into SSO

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Pujiang-2

    Earth observation

  • 02

    Tiankun-2

    Technology demonstration

last updated Jun 17, 2026