Long March 8 (some missions)

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Long March 8 is a Chinese medium-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to provide cost-effective, partially reusable access to space for a variety of satellite missions.

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instanceOf expendable launch system ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
agency China National Space Administration ⓘ
belongsToProgram Chinese space program ⓘ
configurationVariant Long March 8 basic version ⓘ
Long March 8 with boosters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
designGoal cost-effective access to space ⓘ
partial reusability ⓘ
developer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ
family Long March rocket family ⓘ
firstFlight 2020-12-22 ⓘ
firstFlightLaunchSite Wenchang Space Launch Site ⓘ
firstFlightOrbit Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
firstFlightPayload multiple small satellites ⓘ
firstStageEngineType YF-100 ⓘ
firstStagePropellant kerosene and liquid oxygen ⓘ
intendedUse commercial satellite launches ⓘ
government satellite launches ⓘ
launchAzimuth inclined orbits from Wenchang ⓘ
launchCapability Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ
launchComplex Wenchang LC-201 ⓘ
launchServiceProvider China Great Wall Industry Corporation ⓘ
launchSite Wenchang Space Launch Site ⓘ
launchVehicleRole medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
manufacturer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ
missionType rideshare missions ⓘ
single primary payload missions ⓘ
notableFeature designed with partial reusability in mind ⓘ
optimized for Sun-synchronous orbit missions ⓘ
operatedBy China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ
China National Space Administration ⓘ
orbitInsertion direct injection to SSO ⓘ
propulsionType liquid-fuel rocket ⓘ
regionOfOperation Asia-Pacific ⓘ
reusabilityConcept recoverable first stage ⓘ
reusabilityMethodUnderStudy downrange landing on sea platform ⓘ
vertical landing ⓘ
secondStageEngineType YF-75 ⓘ
linked to: YF-75D
stages two-stage core with optional boosters ⓘ
status active ⓘ
successRecord multiple successful launches ⓘ
targetMarket domestic Chinese customers ⓘ
international commercial customers ⓘ
technologyLineage derived from Long March 7 ⓘ
linked to: Long March 7
upperStagePropellant liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen ⓘ

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Xichang Satellite Launch Center → launchVehicleUsed → Long March 8 (some missions) ⓘ
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → hasMajorProductLine → Long March 8 rockets ⓘ
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
Wenchang Space Launch Site → launches → Long March 8 ⓘ
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
Long March 8 → configurationVariant → Long March 8 with boosters ⓘ
subject linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
Long March launch vehicles → familyMember → Long March 8 ⓘ
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
Long March → hasVariant → Long March 8 ⓘ
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
Chinese space program → notableLaunchVehicle → Long March 8 ⓘ
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology → designs → Long March 8 launch vehicles ⓘ
linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)