In orbitRocket body

CZ-6C R/B

NORAD: 100472
COSPAR: 2026-195H

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Spacecraft

Built by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Owner: Ministry of Astronautics Industry
Platform (bus): CZ-6 Stage 2
Mass at launch: 3,000 kg
Dry mass: 3,000 kg
Length: 8 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 8 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S100472, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2026-08-25
Rocket: Chang Zheng 6C
Flight: ZK-14/15
Mission name: ZK-14/15
Launch site: TYSC, LC9A
Launched by: ZHSH/SAST
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2026-195

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2026-195, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2026-08-25
Period: 93.3 min
Inclination: 97.53°
Apogee: 474 km
Perigee: 395 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 7

Everything from this launch

Payload7 in total, 7 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit