Rocket
Long March 8A
A liquid-propellant member of the Long March 8 family with a two-stage core and boosters.
LAUNCH VEHICLE
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Long March 8A
- Core stages
- 2
- Length
- 50.5 m
- Core diameter
- Core 3.35 m
- Liftoff mass
- ≈371 t
- Payload
- 700 km SSO 7 t
Some specifications pending
Not an official model · configuration and details simplified
Model configuration
5.2 m fairing, 3.35 m core and two-booster configuration. Not a photograph of this launch or a precise engineering model.
Overview
- Country / region
- Unconfirmed
- Manufacturer / operator
- Unconfirmed
- Status
- active
Long March 8A was developed under the leadership of CASC’s First Academy. On 11 February 2025 it made its first flight from Wenchang Space Launch Site, placing the second group of low-orbit satellite-internet satellites into the planned orbit. It belongs to the Long March 8 family but has a separate Catalog identity.
Related missions
- Long March 8A launches low-orbit internet satellite group 28 from Wenchangcompleted · Unconfirmed