央视新闻 CCTV News【祝贺！#我国成功发射遥感四十号02组卫星#[威武]】今天，我国在太原卫星发射中心使用长征六号改运载火箭，成功将遥感四十号02组卫星发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道，发射任务获得圆满成功。该卫星主要用于开展电磁环境探测及相关技术试验。[Congratulations! #China successfully launched the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40 Group 02#[Awesome]] Today, my country successfully launched the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40 Group 02 into space using the Long March 6 modified carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. The satellite is mainly used to carry out electromagnetic environment detection and related technical experiments.
"During this mission, the transfer process of the satellite-fairing assembly was extremely tight in schedule, involved heavy workload, and demanded high environmental safeguards," said a member of the rocket test team. Precipitation was expected after 10 a.m. that day. To ensure the satellite transfer, hoisting, and docking procedures would not be affected by rain, the team overcame difficulties and completed the transfer and docking tasks with high quality before 10 a.m., ensuring the mission progressed as planned.Facing the demand for high-frequency launches, the Long March 6A rocket test team has continuously optimized launch site procedures. For this mission, they rigorously implemented the "2+12-day" testing and launch process. To accommodate payload variations, the rocket adopts a universal and modular design philosophy. The first stage remains consistent across launches, unaffected by payload changes, while the second stage follows a maximum-envelope design principle, supporting both single- and dual-engine ignition configurations. Depending on payload requirements, different fairings, support cabins, and adapters can be selected. In the event of payload adjustments, the rocket can achieve rapid launch within six months.
BTW the official 13:27 UTC launch time seems to be incorrect, as in this video below the launch was visible like 5 minutes before.
my country successfully launched the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40-2Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan, May 11 (Li Guoli, Li Chen) At 21:27 on May 11, my country successfully launched the Remote Sensing Satellite No. 40 Group 02 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using the Long March 6 modified carrier rocket. The satellite entered the predetermined orbit smoothly and the launch mission was a complete success.
I believe there are three as always, plus two rocket parts (cylindrical sections between Stage 3 and shroud) and the third stage.
