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Function | Launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology |
Country of origin | China |
Size | |
Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
Mass | 217,000 kg (478,000 lb) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) |
Payload to 700 km (430 mi) SSO | |
Mass | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Long March |
Comparable |
Delta II Vega-C Angara 1.2 |
Launch history | |
Status | In development |
Launch sites | Taiyuan LA-9A |
First stage | |
Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
Powered by | 2 YF-100 |
Maximum thrust | 2,376 kN (534,000 lbf) [1] |
Specific impulse | 300 seconds (
sea level) 335 seconds ( vacuum) [2] |
Propellant | RP-1/ LOX |
Second stage | |
Diameter | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Powered by | 1 YF-115 |
Maximum thrust | 180 kN (40,000 lbf) [1] |
Specific impulse | 341.5 seconds (vacuum) [3] |
Propellant | RP-1/ LOX |
The Long March 6C (CZ-6C) is a Chinese two-stage-to-orbit liquid-fueled launch vehicle made by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. It is a dual engine first stage variant of Long March 6 or single stick variant of Long March 6A. [4] Both the first and second stages use liquid oxygen/kerosene propellants RP-1. It will be used for low Earth orbit (LEO) and Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) launch missions, for example launching small and medium-sized military, civilian and commercial satellites in low and medium orbits.
A rideshare launch opportunity by Long March 6C was sold at an online auction in July 2023, with bidding prices starting at ¥87,000/kg. [5]
Flight number | Serial number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result |
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1 | Y1 | April 2024 | TSLC LA-9A | TBA | LEO | Planned |