Long March 8
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Dec. 22, 2020
Description
Long March 8 (Chinese: 长征八号运载火箭) 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.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
50.34 m -
Diameter
3.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
356.0 T -
Thrust
4800.0 kN
Family
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Name
Long March 8 -
Family
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Variant
8 -
Alias
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Full Name
Long March 8
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
8100.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
2800.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
5000.0 kg
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
CASC 1999The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
March 20, 2024, 12:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Queqiao-2 is a Chinese artificial satellite to serve as a communications relay for future Chinese lunar far side missions that cannot communicate directly with the Earth, beginning with the Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission in 2024. It will operate from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) of the Moon. The launch also carries the Tiandu-1 & 2 small satellites testing cis-lunar space navigation and inter-satellite communication techniques for CNSA’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL).
Lunar Orbit
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Dec. 22, 2020, 4:37 a.m.
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