Long March 6

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Long March 6
File:Maiden Flight of Long March 6 Rocket.jpg
Maiden flight of Long March 6 rocket
Function Small carrier rocket
Manufacturer SAST[1]
Country of origin China
Size
Height 29 m (95 ft)
Diameter 3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Mass 103,000 kg (227,000 lb)
Stages 3[2]
Capacity
Payload to 700 km (430 mi) SSO 1,080 kilograms (2,380 lb)
Associated rockets
Family Long March
Long March 6
Comparable Falcon 1
Launch history
Status Active
Launch sites LA-16, TSLC
Total launches 1
Successes 1
First flight 19 September 2015[3]
First stage
Diameter 3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Propellant mass 61,000 kg (134,000 lb) to 76,000 kg (168,000 lb)
Engines 1 YF-100
Thrust 1,340 kN (300,000 lbf)
Specific impulse 300 sec (SL); 335 sec (Vac)[4]
Fuel RP-1/LOX
Second stage
Diameter 2.25 m (7.4 ft)
Propellant mass 15,000 kg (33,000 lb)
Engines 1 YF-115
Thrust 176.5 kN (39,700 lbf)
Specific impulse 342 sec (Vac)[citation needed]
Fuel RP-1/LOX
Third stage
Engines 4 YF-85
Thrust 4 kN (900 lbf)
Specific impulse 285 sec
Fuel H2O2/RP-1

The Long March 6 (Chinese: 长征六号运载火箭) or Chang Zheng 6 as in pinyin, abbreviated LM-6 for export or CZ-6 within China, is a Chinese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation[5] and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The rocket was developed in the 2000s, and made its maiden flight in 2015.[6] As one of the new generation rocket family, the Long March 6 was designed to be a light capacity, "high-speed response" rocket, complementing the heavy lift Long March 5 and the mid-heavy lift Long March 7 rocket families. It is capable of placing at least 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) of payload into a sun-synchronous orbit.[7][8]

File:Long March 6.jpg
LM-6 on its transport vehicle

The first stage of the Long March 6 was derived from the booster rockets being developed for the Long March 5 rocket. It is powered by a YF-100 engine, which generates 1,340 kilonewtons or 300,000 pounds-force of thrust from burning kerosene and LOX as rocket fuel and oxidiser.[8]

A boosted variant, with a payload of 4 tons to sun-synchronous orbit, is under development.

List of Launches

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Flight number Date (UTC) Launch site Payload Orbit Result
1 September 19, 2015
23:01
LA-16, TSLC ZDPS-2A
ZDPS-2B
NS-2
ZJ-1
ZJ-2
Tiantuo 3
NUDT-Phone-Sat
Xingchen 1
Xingchen 2
Xingchen 3
Xingchen 4
LilacSat 2
XY-2
DCBB
Xiwang-2A
Xiwang-2B
Xiwang-2C
Xiwang-2D
Xiwang-2E
Xiwang-2F
SSO Success[6]

See also

References

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  7. http://www.spaceflight101.com/long-march-6.html
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