Long March 8
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Long March 8 (Chinese: 长征八号运载火箭) is an orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to launch up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The rocket is based on the Long March 7 with its first stage and 2 out of its 4 boosters, along with the existing liquid hydrogen burning 3rd stage of the Long March 3A/3B/3C and 7A as its 2nd stage. A "Core Only" version omitting the boosters is also available.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 4,800 kN
- Height
- 50.34 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 356 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 8,100 kg
- GTO capacity
- 2,800 kg
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- 5,000 kg
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
6
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
6 of 6
Current success streak
6
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #12 — Success
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #9 — Success
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #7 — Success
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #5 — Success
- Long March 8 | Queqiao-2 — Success