Long March 8

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Long March 8
Rendering of Long March 8 Y1
FunctionOrbital launch vehicle
ManufacturerChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Country of originChina
Size
Height
  • Standard: 50.34 m (165.2 ft)
  • Core only: 48 m (157 ft)[1]
Diameter3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Mass
  • Standard: 356,000 kg (785,000 lb)
  • Core only: 198,000 kg (437,000 lb)[1]
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to SSO 700 km
Mass
  • Standard: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
  • Core only: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb)[1]
Payload to LEO
Mass8,100 kg (17,900 lb)
Payload to GTO
Mass2,800 kg (6,200 lb)
Payload to TLI
Mass1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
Associated rockets
Comparable
LOX
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Long March 8 (

7A as its second stage. The boosters are omitted in the "core only" variant that first flew on its second launch in February 2022.[1]

A planned future launch vehicle variant of the Long March 8 will be

partially reusable by featuring a combined booster recovery of the first stage and the boosters as a single unit.[3]

The maiden flight of the Long March 8 was launched on 22 December 2020 from the

Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.[4]

Launch statistics

1
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

List of launches

Main article: List of Long March launches
S.no Flight number Date
(UTC) 		Variant Launch site Payload Orbit Outcome
1 Y1 22 December 2020
04:37[4][5] 		Standard
Wenchang
, LC-2 		Xinjishu Yanzheng 7 (XJY-7)
Haisi-1
Tianqi Xingzuo 08 (Ping'an-1)
Yuanguang-1
ET-SMART-RSS (Zhixing-1A) 		SSO Success
2 Y2 27 February 2022
03:06[6] 		Core only[6]
Wenchang
, LC-2 		Dayun (Xingshidai-17)
Hainan-1 01, 02
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 10–18
Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 01
Qimingxing-1
Taijing-3 01
Taijing-4 01
Tianxian-1 (Chaohu-1)
Chuangxing Leishen
Wenchang-1 01, 02
XD-1
Tianqi-19 		SSO Success
3 Y3 20 March 2024
00:31[7] 		Standard
Wenchang
, LC-2
Tiandu-2
 Selenocentric Success
4 Y1 June 2024 [8] 8A
Wenchang
, LC-2 		TBA LEO Planned
5 Y4 2024 [9] TBA
Wenchang
, LC-2 		TBA LEO Planned

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "长征八号遥二运载火箭飞行试验取得圆满成功". people.cn (in Chinese (China)). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ 贾平凡 (28 December 2020). "长征八号首飞成功 中国运载火箭家族再添新成员" (in Simplified Chinese). 新华社. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ Jones, Andrew (30 April 2018). "China to test rocket reusability with planned Long March 8 launcher". SpaceNews. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Jones, Andrew (22 December 2020). "China launches first Long March 8 from Wenchang spaceport". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. CNSA
    (in Chinese). 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b Jones, Andrew (27 February 2022). "China launches national record 22 satellites on Long March 8 commercial rideshare". SpaceNews. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ^ "China launches new relay satellite for Earth-Moon communications". Xinhua. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "China launches new relay satellite for Earth-Moon communications". Xinhua. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "China launches new relay satellite for Earth-Moon communications". Xinhua. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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