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
- LEO capacity
- 8,100 kg
- GTO capacity
- 2,800 kg
- SSO capacity
- 5,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
First flight December 22, 2020 · 04:37 UTC · latest June 5, 2026 · 06:34 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Long March 8 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Flights
5 of 6- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #12SuccessJun 05 · 06:34 UTC
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #9SuccessMay 17 · 14:42 UTC
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #7SuccessApr 07 · 13:32 UTC
- Long March 8 | SpaceSail Polar Group #5SuccessMar 11 · 16:38 UTC
- Long March 8 | Queqiao-2SuccessMar 20 · 00:31 UTC