Rocket
Long March 8
A new-generation medium-class, two-stage liquid-propellant Long March launch vehicle.
LAUNCH VEHICLE
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Long March 8
- Core stages
- 2
- Length
- ≈50.3 m
- Core diameter
- First core stage 3.35 m
- Liftoff mass
- ≈356 t
- Payload
- First-flight configuration: 700 km SSO ≥4.5 t
Some specifications pending
Not an official model · configuration and details simplified
Model configuration
2020 first-flight two-booster configuration: 3 m upper stage and 4.2 m fairing; not the no-booster variant or Long March 8A. Fine details are illustrative.
Overview
- Country / region
- Unconfirmed
- Manufacturer / operator
- Unconfirmed
- Status
- active
Long March 8 was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology for low Earth orbit and Sun-synchronous orbit missions. The CASC vehicle profile documents its two-stage liquid-propellant configuration and use at Wenchang. It is catalogued separately from Long March 8A.
Related missions
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