The Long March 1 (长征一号), also known as the Changzheng-1 (CZ-1),[3] was the first member of China's Long March rocket family.[4] Like the U.S.'s and the Soviet Union's first rockets, it was based on a class of ballistic missiles, namely the DF-4 class.[5]
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Manufacturer | MAI, CASC, CAST |
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Country of origin | China |
Size | |
Height | 29.86 m (98.0 ft) |
Diameter | 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) |
Mass | 81,570 kg (179,830 lb) |
Stages | 3 |
Capacity | |
Payload to Low Earth orbit | |
Mass | 300 kg (660 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Long March |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center |
Total launches | 2 |
Success(es) | 2 |
First flight | 24 April 1970 |
Last flight | 3 March 1971 |
Type of passengers/cargo | Dong Fang Hong I |
First stage | |
Height | 17.835 m (58.51 ft) |
Diameter | 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) |
Empty mass | 4,180 kg (9,220 lb) |
Gross mass | 65,250 kg (143,850 lb) |
Powered by | 1 YF-2A (4 x YF-1A) |
Maximum thrust | 1,101.2 kN (247,600 lbf) (sea level) 1,214.4 kN (273,000 lbf) (vacuum level) |
Specific impulse | 242.5 s (2.378 km/s) (sea level) 267.4 s (2.622 km/s) (vacuum level) |
Burn time | About 130 seconds [1] |
Propellant | UDMH/AK27S[2] |
Second stage | |
Height | 7.486 m (24.56 ft) |
Diameter | 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) |
Empty mass | 2,340 kg (5,160 lb) |
Gross mass | 13,550 kg (29,870 lb) |
Powered by | YF-3A |
Maximum thrust | 320.2 kN (72,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 286.9 s (2.814 km/s) |
Burn time | About 126 seconds |
Propellant | UDMH/AK27S |
Third stage – FG-02 | |
Height | 4.565 m (14.98 ft) |
Diameter | 0.77 m (2 ft 6 in) |
Empty mass | 400 kg (880 lb) |
Gross mass | 2,200 kg (4,900 lb) |
Powered by | FG-02 |
Maximum thrust | 181 kN (41,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 254 s (2.49 km/s) |
Burn time | 38 seconds |
Propellant | Solid: Polysulfide/AP |
History
editDevelopment started in January 1965 as the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry issued a design task. The two stage liquid fueled DF-4 was modified by adding a third stage in order to make it to the desired orbit. Long March 1's second flight launched China's first satellite Dong Fang Hong 1 to space on 24 April 1970. The rocket was operational during 1970–1971. Wang Xiji was the chief designer of the rocket.[6]
Launch History
editDate and time (GMT) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Function | Decay | Outcome | Notes |
24 April 1970 13:35 |
Jiuquan, LA-2A | Dong Fang Hong 1 | MEO | Technology demonstration | 14 May 1970 | Success | First satellite launched by China. |
3 March 1971 12:15 |
Jiuquan, LA-2A | Shijian 1 | LEO | Technology demonstration | 17 June 1979 | Success |
See also
edit- DF-4 - ICBM on which this rocket is based
- Long March 1D - Other member of this rocket family
- YF-2A - Main propulsion module
- FG-02 - Upper stage
References
edit- ^ "Space Launchers - Long March". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Go Taikonauts! - Launch Vehicle". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "CZ-1". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ 问鼎苍穹:共和国航天纪实. 中国南京: 江苏文艺出版社. 2009. p. 128. ISBN 978-7-5399-3457-0.
- ^ "Long March". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Stokes, Mark A. (July 2003). "The People's Liberation Army and China's Space and Missile Development". In Laurie Burkitt; Andrew Scobell; Larry Wortzel (eds.). The Lessons of History: The Chinese people's Liberation Army at 75 (PDF). Strategic Studies Institute. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-58487-126-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.