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Long March 5
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus on non-hypergolic liquid rocket propellants. Currently, two CZ-5 vehicle configurations are planned, with maximum payload capacities of ~25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) to LEO and ~14,000 kilograms (31,000 lb) to GTO. The Long March 5 roughly matches the capabilities of American EELV heavy-class vehicles such as the Delta IV Heavy.
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- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Long March 5” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Long March, Long March 5 family totals 18 launches across 4 variants.
Technology
Engines & propellant
| Boosters | 4 Booster mit je 2× YF-100 | Kerosin / Flüssigsauerstoff |
| 1st stage | 2× YF-77 | Flüssigwasserstoff / Flüssigsauerstoff |
| 2nd stage | 2× YF-75D | Flüssigwasserstoff / Flüssigsauerstoff |
Engine and propellant data from curated sources: Wikipedia — Langer Marsch 5
Launches per year
of which in our database: 10
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia