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Long March 8
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 8 (Chinese: ้ฟๅพๅ ซๅท่ฟ่ฝฝ็ซ็ฎญ) is an orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to launch up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The rocket is based on the Long March 7 with its first stage and 2 out of its 4 boosters, along with the existing liquid hydrogen burning 3rd stage of the Long March 3A/3B/3C and 7A as its 2nd stage. A "Core Only" version omitting the boosters is also available.
Key figures
Total launches
6
Successes
6
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
6
Maiden flight
Dec 22, 2020
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval โ
18d 15h
Planned launches
0
Long March, Long March 8 family total
16 launches ยท 16 successes ยท 0 failures (3 variants)
๐ง Data check
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- โน๏ธThe figures above apply only to the โLong March 8โ variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately โ the Long March, Long March 8 family totals 16 launches across 3 variants.
Technology
Length
50.34 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
356 t
Liftoff thrust
4,800 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
8,100 kg
GTO (geo transfer)
2,800 kg
SSO (sun-synchronous)
5,000 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 6
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia