Engineering:Long March 6C
 Rendering of Long March 6C | |
| Function | Medium-lift launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology |
| Country of origin | China |
| Size | |
| Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
| Mass | 217,000 kg (478,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) |
| Payload to 500 km (310 mi) SSO[1] | 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) |
| Payload to 700 km (430 mi) SSO | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Long March |
| Comparable |
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| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Taiyuan, LA-9A |
| Total launches | 1 |
| Successes | 1 |
| Launch date | 7 May 2024, 03:21 |
| First stage | |
| Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
| Engines | 2 × YF-100 |
| Thrust | 2,376 kN (534,000 lbf)[2] |
| Specific impulse | SL: 300 kN (67,000 lbf) vac: 335 kN (75,000 lbf)[3] |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Engines | 1 × YF-115 |
| Thrust | 180 kN (40,000 lbf)[2] |
| Specific impulse | vac: 341.5 kN (76,800 lbf)[4] |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX |
The Long March 6C (CZ-6C) (Chinese: 长征六号丙运载火箭) is a Chinese two-stage-to-orbit liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed and manufactured by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The rocket is a dual engine first stage variant of the Long March 6; alternatively, it may be considered to be a slightly shorter single stick variant of the Long March 6A.[5] Both the first and second stages of the rocket use liquid oxygen and RP-1 propellants. It is employed to launch small and medium-sized military, civilian and commercial satellites to LEOs and Sun-synchronous orbits; it is capable of lifting 2,400 kg to 500 km SSOs.[1]
The rocket undertook a successful maiden launch on 7 May 2024 at 13:21 UTC from North China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.[1]
A rideshare launch opportunity by Long March 6C was sold at an online auction in July 2023, with bidding prices starting at ¥87,000/kg.[6]
List of launches
| Flight number |
Serial number |
Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y1 | May 7, 2024 (03:21 UTC) | TSLC LA-9A | Haiwangxing 01, Zhixing-1C KuanfuGuanfxue, Gaofen Shiping |
SSO | Success |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jones, Andrew (7 May 2024). "China launches first Long March 6C rocket". spacenews.com. https://spacenews.com/china-launches-first-long-march-6c-rocket/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ZHANG Wei-dong, WANG Dong-bao (2016). "New Generation Cryogenic Quick Launching Launch Vehicle and Development". Aerospace Shanghai.
- ↑ "Chinese YF-100 (Russian RD-120) to Power CZ-5". SPACEPAC, The Space Public Affairs Committee. http://spacepac.org/wp/china/chinese-yf-100-russian-rd-120-to-power-cz-5.
- ↑ "中国新一代液氧煤油发动机3：YF100/115主要特性 - 深空网" (in Chinese). Archived from the original. Error: If you specify
|archiveurl=, you must also specify|archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055915/http://www.shenkong.net/Explore/1410/ZGXYDYYMYFDJ3-YF100-115ZYTX26045110.htm. - ↑ "中国新一代运载火箭将再添新成员！ (China's next generation launch vehicles will receive a new member!)" (in Chinese). 19 June 2023. https://www.163.com/dy/article/I7I83PHQ0552MUWE.html.
- ↑ "新聞熱話/衛星發射機會公開拍賣 每公斤8.7萬起 共享長征火箭 港企可競投" (in Chinese). Ta Kung Pao. 10 July 2023. http://www.takungpao.com.hk/231106/2023/0710/869873.html.
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