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Long March 5
56.97m
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1.8m
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Long March 5
CASC
China's heavy-lift workhorse — launched Tianwen-1 to Mars and the Tiangong space station modules.
Long March 5 (CZ-5) is China's largest operational rocket, using kerolox boosters and a hydrolox core. It has launched the Chang'e lunar sample return missions, the Tianwen-1 Mars mission, and the modules of the Tiangong space station. After a failure on its second flight in 2017, an extensive redesign returned the rocket to flight in 2019.
Fun facts
Long March 5 launched all modules of China's Tiangong space station into orbit.
After a catastrophic engine failure on its second flight in 2017, China spent 2.5 years diagnosing and fixing the YF-77 engine.
Long March 5 is China's first rocket with a hydrogen-oxygen core stage — common in European and American rockets.
Height
56.97 m
Diameter
5 m
Mass
869 t
Stages
2
Thrust
10,573 kN
Payload LEO
25,000 kg
Payload GTO
14,000 kg
Total flights
11
Success rate90.9%
10 success1 failure
No upcoming launches scheduled.
