LM-5B

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LM-5B is a heavy-lift variant of China’s Long March 5 rocket family, primarily used to launch large modules for the Tiangong space station into low Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Long March 5 variant ⓘ
heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chang Zheng 5B ⓘ
Long March 5B ⓘ
coreDiameter 5 meters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
designedFor large space station modules ⓘ
family Long March (Chang Zheng) ⓘ
linked to: Chang Zheng
familyDesignation CZ-5B ⓘ
linked to: Chang Zheng 5B
familyRelation derived from Long March 5 design ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2020-05-05 ⓘ
firstFlightPayload uncrewed prototype of new-generation crewed spacecraft ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance with possible GPS/Beidou updates ⓘ
languageOfDesignation Chinese ⓘ
launchAzimuth inclined low Earth orbit from Wenchang ⓘ
launchComplex Launch Complex 101 at Wenchang ⓘ
launchConfiguration core stage without upper stage ⓘ
launchEnvironment tropical coastal launch site ⓘ
launchFrequencyCategory low annual flight rate ⓘ
launchMassCategory heavy-lift ⓘ
launchSite Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site ⓘ
launchVehicleRole backbone launcher for Chinese space station assembly ⓘ
manufacturer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ
missionProfile direct insertion of large payloads into low Earth orbit ⓘ
missionType space station assembly ⓘ
nationalProgram Chinese human spaceflight program ⓘ
notableIssue uncontrolled reentry of core stage ⓘ
operator China Manned Space Agency ⓘ
China National Space Administration ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf Long March 5 rocket family ⓘ
linked to: Chang Zheng 5B
payloadClass large monolithic modules ⓘ
primaryUse launching Tiangong space station modules ⓘ
launching large payloads to low Earth orbit ⓘ
propellantType kerosene ⓘ
liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
reentryConcern space debris risk ⓘ
spaceStation Tiangong space station ⓘ
stageCount 2 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
upperStage none in standard configuration ⓘ
usedBy People's Republic of China ⓘ
usedForMission Mengtian laboratory module launch ⓘ
Tianhe core module launch ⓘ
Wentian laboratory module launch ⓘ

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