Long March 6 | KL-Beta

Long March 6

Aug 4, 2021, 11:01 AM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

The KL-Beta A and B, satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect and the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload. The prototype system also includes another satellite “GMS-T” built by OHB System of Germany.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 16
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: 🇨🇳 CHN