Long March 6
| File:Maiden Flight of Long March 6 Rocket.jpg Maiden flight of Long March 6 rocket |
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| Function | Small carrier rocket |
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| Manufacturer | SAST[1] |
| Country of origin | China |
| Size | |
| Height | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
| Mass | 103,000 kg (227,000 lb) |
| Stages | 3[2] |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to 700 km (430 mi) SSO | 1,080 kilograms (2,380 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Long March Long March 6 |
| Comparable | Falcon 1 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | LA-16, TSLC |
| Total launches | 1 |
| Successes | 1 |
| First flight | 19 September 2015[3] |
| First stage | |
| Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
| Propellant mass | 61,000 kg (134,000 lb) to 76,000 kg (168,000 lb) |
| Engines | 1 YF-100 |
| Thrust | 1,340 kN (300,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 300 sec (SL); 335 sec (Vac)[4] |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | 2.25 m (7.4 ft) |
| Propellant mass | 15,000 kg (33,000 lb) |
| Engines | 1 YF-115 |
| Thrust | 176.5 kN (39,700 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 342 sec (Vac)[citation needed] |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX |
| Third stage | |
| Engines | 4 YF-85 |
| Thrust | 4 kN (900 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 285 sec |
| Fuel | H2O2/RP-1 |
The Long March 6 (Chinese: 长征六号运载火箭) or Chang Zheng 6 as in pinyin, abbreviated LM-6 for export or CZ-6 within China, is a Chinese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation[5] and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The rocket was developed in the 2000s, and made its maiden flight in 2015.[6] As one of the new generation rocket family, the Long March 6 was designed to be a light capacity, "high-speed response" rocket, complementing the heavy lift Long March 5 and the mid-heavy lift Long March 7 rocket families. It is capable of placing at least 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) of payload into a sun-synchronous orbit.[7][8]
The first stage of the Long March 6 was derived from the booster rockets being developed for the Long March 5 rocket. It is powered by a YF-100 engine, which generates 1,340 kilonewtons or 300,000 pounds-force of thrust from burning kerosene and LOX as rocket fuel and oxidiser.[8]
A boosted variant, with a payload of 4 tons to sun-synchronous orbit, is under development.
List of Launches
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| Flight number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result |
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| 1 | September 19, 2015 23:01 |
LA-16, TSLC | ZDPS-2A ZDPS-2B NS-2 ZJ-1 ZJ-2 Tiantuo 3 NUDT-Phone-Sat Xingchen 1 Xingchen 2 Xingchen 3 Xingchen 4 LilacSat 2 XY-2 DCBB Xiwang-2A Xiwang-2B Xiwang-2C Xiwang-2D Xiwang-2E Xiwang-2F |
SSO | Success[6] |
See also
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