Long March family
Long March 10A
The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their new Low Earth Orbit crew missions launcher. It is based on a single 1st stage core of the Long March 10, with 7 YF-100 series kerosene/liquid oxygen staged-combustion cycle engines on the 1st stage and 1 on the 2nd stage. The 1st stage is designed to be recovered downrange by a recovery barge equipped with an arrestor net and support frame, with the 1st stage landing on the net’s cables using its grid fins.
Long March 10A is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China.
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 18,000kg |
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Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
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| Length | 67.4m |
| Diameter | 5m |
| Launch mass | 750t |
| Liftoff thrust | 8,750kN |
| Reusable | Yes |
Pads used
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Long March 10A | Demo Flight | 301 | Unknown | Scheduled |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.