ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyZhengBin/Xinhua)TAIYUAN,May7(Xinhua)--China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime)fromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,sendingNeptune-01,Smart-1C,awide-bandopticalsatellite,andahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.Itwasthe520thflightmissionoftheLongMarchseriesrocketsandmarkedtheintroductionofanewmembertotheseries,enrichingthecategoryofChina'snewgenerationofLongMarchcarrierrockets.TheLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketwasdevelopedbytheShanghaiAcademyofSpaceflightTechnology(SAST)andaimedtoservethefuturecommerciallaunchmarket.Asanewgenerationofliquidcarrierrocket,theLongMarch-6Chasafirststageinadiameterof3.35meters,propelledbytwoliquidoxygenkeroseneengineswith120tonnesofthrust,andasecondstageinadiameterof2.9meters,poweredbyaliquidoxygenkeroseneenginewith18tonnesofthrust.Thetotallengthoftherocketisabout43meters,withatakeoffweightofabout215tonnes.Ithasacarryingcapacityofabout2.4tonnesfora500kmsolarsynchronousorbitandcanbeequippedwithvarioussatellitefairingsaccordingtodifferentlaunchmissions.Inthegrowingsatellitelaunchindustry,usersrequirehighlyreliable,cost-effective,adaptableandfastresponsivecarrierrockets.TheLongMarch-6Ccarrierrocketappliedtheadaptiveaugmentationcontroltechnologytorealizeprecisecontrolofitsattitudeandpushforwardtheintelligenceoftherocketcontrolsystem."Thetechnologycanbeexplainedasintelligentdrivinginasimplemanner,"saidHuCunming,arocketexpertattheSAST.Moreover,theresearchersalsoreducedtheexcessspacebetweentwotanksinsidetherockettoloseitsweightandmakeitcarryasmuchfuelaspossible.Thedevelopmentimprovedbothstructuralefficiencyandcarryingcapacityoftherocket.Notably,thefoursatellitesonboardtherocketwentthroughopencommercialbiddingstobecollectivelylaunched.ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyWangZenghe/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyWangZenghe/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyZhengBin/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyZhengBin/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyWangZenghe/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyZhengBin/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyWangZenghe/Xinhua)ALongMarch-6CcarrierrocketcarryingfoursatellitesblastsofffromtheTaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince,May7,2024.China'sLongMarch-6CcarrierrocketmadeitsdebutflightonTuesday,placingfoursatellitesinspace.Therocketblastedoffat11:21a.m.(BeijingTime),sendingNeptune-01andSmart-1C,aswellasawide-bandopticalsatelliteandahigh-resolutionvideosatelliteintoplannedorbits.(PhotobyZhengBin/Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.