Long March 6 | KL-Beta

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Long March 6 | KL-Beta

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.

Mission type: Communications · Orbit: Polar Orbit

Rocket: Long March 6 · Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch pad

Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · View on map (opens in new tab)