Long March 8

Long March 8Function| Orbital launch vehicle

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Manufacturer| China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Country of origin| China
Size
Height|

* Standard:  50.34 m (165.2 ft)
* Core only:  48 m (157 ft)[1]

Diameter| 3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Mass|

* Standard:  356,000 kg (785,000 lb)
* Core only:  198,000 kg (437,000 lb)[1]

Stages| 2
Capacity
Payload to SSO 700 km|

* Standard:  5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
* Core only:  3,000 kg (6,600 lb)[1]

Payload to LEO| 8,100 kg (17,900 lb)
Payload to GTO| 2,800 kg (6,200 lb)
Associated rockets
Comparable| Soyuz-2
Antares
Falcon 9 (RTLS reusable)
Ariane 6

Launch history
Status| Active
Launch sites| Wenchang, LC-2
Jiuquan
Total launches| 2
Successes| 2
First flight| 22 December 2020
Last flight| 27 February 2022
Boosters (Standard) – K2 booster
No. boosters| 2
Length| 26.903 m (88.26 ft)
Diameter| 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
Engines| 1 YF-100
Thrust| Sea level: 1,200 kN (270,000 lbf)
Vacuum: 1,340 kN (300,000 lbf)
Total thrust| Sea level: 4,800 kN (1,100,000 lbf)
Vacuum: 5,360 kN (1,200,000 lbf)
Specific impulse| Sea level: 300 s (2.9 km/s)
Vacuum: 335 s (3.29 km/s)
Fuel| RP-1 / LOX
First stage – K3 core module
Length| 25.083 m (82.29 ft)
Diameter| 3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Engines| 2 YF-100
Thrust| Sea level: 2,400 kN (540,000 lbf)
Vacuum: 2,680 kN (600,000 lbf)
Specific impulse| Sea level: 300 s (2.9 km/s)
Vacuum: 335 s (3.29 km/s)
Fuel| RP-1 / LOX
Second stage
Length| 12.375 m (40.60 ft)
Diameter| 3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Engines| 2 YF-75
Thrust| 167.17 kN (37,580 lbf)
Specific impulse| 438 s (4.30 km/s)
Fuel| LH2 / LOX

Long March 8 (Chinese: 长征八号运载火箭) is an orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to launch up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).[2] The rocket is based on the Long March 7 with its first stage and two boosters, along with the existing liquid hydrogen burning third stage of the Long March 3A/3B/3C and 7A as its second stage. The boosters are omitted in the "core only" variant that first flew on its second launch in February 2022.[1]

A planned future launch vehicle variant of the Long March 8 will be partially reusable by featuring a combined booster recovery of the first stage and the boosters as a single unit.[3]

The maiden flight of the Long March 8 was launched on 22 December 2020 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Launch Statistics
* 2 List of launches
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Launch Statistics

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## List of launches

Main page: Engineering:List of Long March launches
Flight number  | Date
(UTC)  | Variant  | Launch site  | Payload  | Orbit  | Outcome

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1  | 22 December 2020
04:37[4][5] | Standard  | Wenchang, LC-2  | Xinjishu Yanzheng 7 (XJY-7)
Haisi-1
Tianqi Xingzuo 08 (Ping'an-1)
Yuanguang-1
ET-SMART-RSS (Zhixing-1A)  | SSO | Success
2  | 27 February 2022
03:06[6] | Core only[6] | Wenchang, LC-2  | Dayun (Xingshidai-17)
Hainan-1 01, 02
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 10–18
Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 01
Qimingxing-1
Taijing-3 01
Taijing-4 01
Tianxian-1 (Chaohu-1)
Chuangxing Leishen
Wenchang-1 01, 02
XD-1
Tianqi-19  | SSO | Success
3  | Q2 2023 (TBD)  |  | Wenchang, LC-2  | Unknown  | TBD  | Planned
4  | Q1 2024 (TBD)  |  | Wenchang, LC-2  | Queqiao-2
Tiandu-1, 2  | Selenocentric | Planned

## See also

* Long March 9
* Comparison of orbital launchers families
* Comparison of orbital launch systems
* Expendable launch system
* Lists of rockets

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "长征八号遥二运载火箭飞行试验取得圆满成功" (in zh-cn). 27 February 2022. http://finance.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0227/c1004-32360646.html.
2. ↑ 贾平凡 (2020-12-28). "长征八号首飞成功 中国运载火箭家族再添新成员" (in zh-hans). 新华社. http://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/2020-12/28/c_1126914060.htm. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
3. ↑ Jones, Andrew (30 April 2018). "China to test rocket reusability with planned Long March 8 launcher". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/china-to-test-rocket-reusability-with-planned-long-march-8-launcher/.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jones, Andrew (22 December 2020). "China launches first Long March 8 from Wenchang spaceport". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/china-launches-first-long-march-8-from-wenchang-spaceport/.
5. ↑ "长征八号运载火箭首次飞行试验取得圆满成功" (in zh). CNSA. 22 December 2020. http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c6810959/content.html.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jones, Andrew (27 February 2022). "China launches national record 22 satellites on Long March 8 commercial rideshare". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/china-launches-national-record-22-satellites-on-long-march-8-commercial-rideshare/.

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Long March (rocket family)

Rockets|

* Feng Bao 1
* Long March 1
* 1D
* Long March 2
* 2A
* 2C
* 2D
* 2E
* 2F
* Long March 3
* 3A
* 3B
* 3B/E
* 3C
* Long March 4
* 4A
* 4B
* 4C
* Long March 5
* 5B
* Long March 6
* Long March 7
* 7A
* Long March 8
* Long March 9
* Long March 11

Launch sites|

* Jiuquan
* Taiyuan
* Wenchang
* Xichang

Manufacturers|

* China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
* Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology

Designers|

Wang Xiji

* List of Long March launches

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Chinese launch systems

Sounding rockets|

* T-7
* OS-XO

Orbital launch vehicles|

| Active|

* Hyperbola-1
* Jielong 1
* Kaituozhe 2
* Kuaizhou
* 1
* 1A
* Long March
* CZ-2C
* 2D
* 2F
* 3A
* 3B/E
* 3C
* 4B
* 4C
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 7A
* 11
* OS-M1
* Zhuque-1

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In development|

* Hyperbola-2
* Kuaizhou
* 11
* 21
* 31
* Long March
* CZ-8
* 9
* New Line 1
* OS-M2
* OS-M4
* Zhuque-2

Retired|

* Feng Bao 1
* Kaituozhe-1
* Long March
* CZ-1
* 1D
* 2A
* 2E
* 3
* 3B
* 4A

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Orbital launch systems

* List of orbital launch systems
* Comparison of orbital launch systems

Current|

* Angara
* A5
* Antares 230+
* Ariane 5
* Atlas V
* Delta IV Heavy
* Electron
* Epsilon
* Falcon 9 Block 5
* Falcon Heavy
* GSLV
* Mk II
* Mk III
* H-IIA
* H-IIB
* Hyperbola-1
* Jielong 1
* Kuaizhou
* 1
* 1A
* Kaituozhe 2
* Long March
* 2C
* 2D
* 2F
* 3A
* 3B/E
* 3C
* 4B
* 4C
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 11
* Minotaur
* I
* IV
* V
* C
* OS-M1
* Pegasus XL
* Proton-M
* PSLV
* Safir
* Shavit
* Simorgh
* Soyuz-2
* 2.1a / STA
* 2.1b / STB
* 2-1v
* Unha
* Vega
* Zenit
* 3SL
* 3SLB
* 3F
* Zhuque-1

In development|

* Angara 1.2
* Ariane 6
* Bloostar
* Cyclone-4M
* Eris
* Firefly Alpha
* Beta
* H3
* Hyperbola-2
* Irtysh
* Kuaizhou
* 11
* 21
* 31
* LauncherOne
* Long March
* 8
* 9
* Miura 5
* New Glenn
* New Line 1
* Nuri
* OmegA
* OS-M2
* OS-M4
* Orbex Prime
* SLS
* Soyuz-7
* SSLV
* Starship
* Terran 1
* Vega C
* Vega E
* Vulcan
* Zero
* Zhuque-2

Retired|

* Antares 110/120/130/230
* Ariane
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* ASLV
* Athena
* I
* II
* Atlas
* B
* D
* E/F
* G
* H
* I
* II
* III
* LV-3B
* SLV-3
* Able
* Agena
* Centaur
* Black Arrow
* Conestoga
* Delta
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* G
* J
* L
* M
* N
* 0100
* 1000
* 2000
* 3000
* 4000
* 5000
* II
* III
* IV
* Diamant
* Dnepr
* Energia
* Europa
* Falcon 1
* Falcon 9
* v1.0
* v1.1
* v1.2 "Full Thrust"
* Feng Bao 1
* GSLV
* Mk I
* H-I
* H-II
* Juno I
* Juno II
* Kaituozhe-1
* Kosmos
* 1
* 2I
* 3
* 3M
* Lambda 4S
* Long March
* 1
* 1D†
* 2A
* 2E
* 3
* 3B
* 4A
* Mu
* 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII
* V
* N1†
* N-I
* N-II
* Naro-1
* Paektusan
* Pilot†
* R-7
* Luna
* Molniya
* M
* L
* Polyot
* Soyuz
* original
* FG
* L
* M
* U
* U2
* Soyuz/Vostok
* Sputnik
* Voskhod
* Vostok
* L
* K
* 2
* 2M
* R-29
* Shtil'
* Volna
* Saturn
* I
* IB
* V
* Scout
* SLV
* Space Shuttle
* SPARK†
* Sparta
* SS-520
* Start-1
* Thor
* Able
* Ablestar
* Agena
* Burner
* Delta
* DSV-2U
* Thorad-Agena
* Titan
* II GLV
* IIIA
* IIIB
* IIIC
* IIID
* IIIE
* 34D
* 23G
* CT-3
* IV
* Tsyklon
* 2
* 3
* 4
* UR (Proton)
* UR-500 (Proton)
* Proton-K
* Rokot
* Strela
* Vanguard
* VLS-1†
* Zenit
* 2
* 2M

Classes|

* Sounding rocket
* Small-lift launch vehicle
* Medium-lift launch vehicle
* Heavy-lift launch vehicle
* Super heavy-lift launch vehicle

* Symbol † indicates projects terminated before a successful orbital launch

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