Long March 6A
The Long March 6A or Chang Zheng 6A as in pinyin, abbreviated LM 6A for export or CZ 6A within China, is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle in the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with two YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to one on the Long March 6, augmented by four solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters, and only one so far to combine solid and liquid fuel technology in one rocket. There also exists a shorter boosterless variant of the 6A called the Long March 6C.
The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place on March 29, 2022, successfully reaching orbit. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.
Launch statistics
List of launches
| Flight number | Serial number | Date | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result |
| 1 | Y1 | 29 March 2022 09:50 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Pujiang-2 Tiankun-2 | SSO | |
| 2 | Y2 | 11 November 2022 22:52 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Yunhai-3 01 | SSO | |
| 3 | Y5 | 10 September 2023 04:30 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Yaogan 40-01A Yaogan 40-01B Yaogan 40-01C | LEO | |
| 4 | Y4 | 31 October 2023 22:50 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Tianhui 5A Tianhui 5B | SSO | |
| 5 | Y3 | 26 March 2024 22:51 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Yunhai-3 02 | SSO | |
| 6 | Y7 | 4 July 2024 22:49 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Tianhui 5C Tianhui 5D | SSO | |
| 7 | Y21 | 6 August 2024 06:42 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Qianfan × 18 | Polar | |
| 8 | Y20 | 15 October 2024 11:06 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Qianfan × 18 | Polar | |
| 9 | Y22 | 5 December 2024 04:41 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Qianfan × 18 | Polar | |
| 10 | Y6 | 23 January 2025 05:15 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Qianfan × 18 | Polar | |
| 11 | Y11 | 18 April 2025 22:51 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Shiyan 27-01 Shiyan 27-02 Shiyan 27-03 Shiyan 27-04 Shiyan 27-05 Shiyan 27-06 | SSO | |
| 12 | Y9 | 11 May 2025 13:27 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Yaogan 40-02A Yaogan 40-02B Yaogan 40-02C | Polar | |
| 13 | Y8 | 5 June 2025 20:45 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Huliangwang × 5 | LEO | |
| 14 | Y14 | 27 July 2025 10:03 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Huliangwang × 5 | LEO | |
| 15 | Y10 | 17 August 2025 14:15 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Huliangwang × 5 | LEO | |
| 16 | Y12 | 6 September 2025 16:34 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Yaogan 40-03A Yaogan 40-03B Yaogan 40-03C | Polar | |
| 17 | Y16 | 27 September 2025 12:40 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Huliangwang × 5 | LEO | |
| 18 | Y24 | 17 October 2025 07:08 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Qianfan × 18 | Polar | |
| 19 | Y15 | 8 December 2025 22:11 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Huliangwang × 5 | LEO | |
| 20 | Y27 | 13 January 2026 14:16 | Taiyuan, LA-9A | Yaogan 50-01 | LEO |