Long March launch vehicles
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Long March launch vehicles are a family of Chinese expendable rockets that serve as the backbone of China’s space launch program for satellites, crewed missions, and deep-space probes.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Long March rocket family | 2 |
| Long March 11 rockets | 1 |
| Long March 2 rockets | 1 |
| Long March 3 rockets | 1 |
| Long March 4 rockets | 1 |
| Long March 6 rockets | 1 |
| Long March 7 rockets | 1 |
| Long March rockets | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | family of expendable launch vehicles ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CZ launch vehicles
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Chang Zheng launch vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backboneOf | Chinese space launch program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy | modular launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| developedBy | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Long March 1
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Long March 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 2C NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 2D NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 2F NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 3A NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 3B NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 3C NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 4B NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 4C NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 5B NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 6A NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 7A NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1970-04-24 ⓘ |
| firstVariant | Long March 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenchang Space Launch Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedBy | China Great Wall Industry Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Long March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Chang'e lunar missions
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Shenzhou crewed missions NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiangong space station module launches ⓘ Tianwen-1 Mars mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhou cargo spacecraft launches ⓘ |
| operator |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCustomer |
Chinese commercial satellite operators
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Chinese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantTypesUsed |
hypergolic propellants
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liquid oxygen and kerosene ⓘ liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen ⓘ solid propellant ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technologyType | expendable launch system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Mars exploration missions
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commercial satellite launches ⓘ crewed spaceflight missions ⓘ deep-space probe launches ⓘ government payload launches ⓘ interplanetary missions ⓘ lunar exploration missions ⓘ military payload launches ⓘ satellite launches ⓘ space station logistics ⓘ |
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Long March rockets
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Long March rocket family