Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06
Long March 6
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06
Type: Earth Science
Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Location
Launch Complex 16
Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China
116 rockets have launched from Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 6 – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Family: Long March 6
Length: 29 m
Diameter: 3.35 m
Launch Mass: 103 T
The Long March 6 was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on . Long March 6 has 10 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 10 launches.
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type: Government
Abbreviation: CASC
Administration: Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Founded: 1999
Launchers: Long March
Country: CHN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
