SAST / CASC · China · First flight 2022
China's newest medium-lift hybrid vehicle combining liquid core stage with solid strap-on boosters. Designed for SSO constellation deployment with high launch cadence.
From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Dec 5, 2024); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
| Height | 50 m |
| Diameter | 3.35 m |
| Liftoff mass | 530,000 kg |
| Stages | 2 |
| Engines | 1x YF-100K + 4x solid boosters + 1x YF-115 |
| Propellant | RP-1 / LOX + HTPB (SRBs) |
| Fairing diameter | 4.2 m |
| Payload to LEO | 7,000 kg |
| Payload to GTO | — |
| Payload to SSO | 4,000 kg |
| Payload to TLI | — |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 2022-03-29 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Long March 6A |
A dedicated Long March 6A launch lists at roughly $35 million, about $5,000 per kilogram to low Earth orbit at full payload. Actual contract prices vary with orbit, integration and government requirements.
No Long March 6A launch is currently on the tracked manifest.
Long March 6A has flown 3 times with 3 successes, 0 failures and 0 partial failures — a 100% success rate, with 3 consecutive successes at last count.
7,000 kg to low Earth orbit, 4,000 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.