Long March 6 | KL-Beta
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 6 | KL-Beta’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Aug. 4, 2021, 11:01 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
KL-Beta (PO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Rocket |
Long March 6 |
Location |
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
Launch Complex 16 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Polar Orbit (PO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#6100
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Location Launch
#95
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Pad Launch
#8
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Agency Launch
#329
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Orbital Launch
#74
Year 2021
Location Launch
#6
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Pad Launch
#3
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Agency Launch
#25
Year 2021
Latest news about the launch
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China places two KL-Beta satellites into orbit
Without previous warning or announcement, China’s space agency launched two satellites from Launch Complex 16 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday, August 4. The two payloads, called “KL-Beta-A” and “KL-Beta-B,” launched on a Chang Zheng 6 ...
Chinese rocket launches two small satellites to test communications tech
A Chinese rocket successfully launched Wednesday with a pair of small communications satellites reportedly linked to a secretive German company. The Chinese institute that built the satellites said they will test laser communications and electric thruster...
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