CASC
/
AlSat 3A
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:01:00
Thursday January 15, 2026
Mission Details
Track Payloads
AlSat 3A
Earth observation satellite built by China's CAST for the Algerian Space Agency.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Rocket
Agency
CASCPrice
$30.80 million
Rocket
Height: 42m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 2,850 kg
GTO: 1,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,962 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.35m
Height: 8.37m
Stages
2
Launch Site
General Trajectory
SE
SW
Launching
South
Stats
Long March 2C
85th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2026
2026
10th
Orbital launch attempt