Long March 8

The Long March 8A uses rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen in its first stage and boosters and liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in its second stage.

The Long March 8A’s first stage has two YF-100 engines, and its two boosters each have one YF-100 engine.

China Rocket implemented improved second-stage insulation and introduced the YF-75DB engine on the Long March 8A.

The Long March 8A’s second stage has two YF-75DB engines that produce 20 tons of thrust.

The Long March 8A can deliver more than 10,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.

The Long March 8A is currently flown from the Wenchang Space Launch Site and the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in Hainan province.

The Long March 8A launch sent the Qianfan polar group 15 LEO communications satellites into orbit.

The Long March 8A uses a two-and-a-half-stage design.

The July 5 mission was the sixteenth launch of the Long March 8 series.

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology developed the Long March 8A.

The Long March 8A upgrades increased payload capacity by almost 1,000 kilograms.

The Long March 8A stands 50.5 meters tall when fully fueled on the launchpad.

The Long March 8A can deliver 6,800 kilograms to a 900-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

The Long March 8A weighs 371,000 kilograms when fully fueled.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation completed a second Long March 8 series preparation bay around a month before the July 5 launch.

China Central Television reported in March that the Long March 8 series is set to fly fifteen times in total in 2026.

With current infrastructure at the launch site, the Long March 8 series can fly up to thirty times per year.

A Long March 8A launched from Commercial Launch Pad 1 at the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site on July 5 at 21:43 China Standard Time.

The Long March 8A can deliver 7,000 kilograms to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.