Long March 8A
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The Long March 8A is an orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology based on the Long March 8. It has an increased capability of up to 7 tonnes to a 700 km altitude sun-synchronous orbit. It implements a larger 3.35 meters diameter liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen 2nd stage, coupled with 2 upgraded version of the YF-75D engines used on the Long March 5 (known as the YF-75H) with increased thrust to 10 tonnes each through measures such as increased turbopump speeds. The Long March 8A can also use a larger 5.2 meters diameter payload fairing.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 4,800 kN
- Height
- 50.5 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 371 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 9,800 kg
- GTO capacity
- 3,500 kg
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- 7,000 kg
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
Next: Long March 8A | Unknown Payload — August 4, 2026
- Long March 8A | SpaceSail Polar Group #14 — Success
- Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 20 — Success
- Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 18 — Success
- Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 17 — Success
- Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 14 — Success