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Long March (rocket family)

Index Long March (rocket family)

The Long March rockets are a family of expendable launch system rockets operated by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. [1]

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  1. 122 relations: Apstar 2, Ariane 5, AsiaSat, AsiaSat 2, Bureau of Industry and Security, Chang'e 1, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Manned Space Program, China National Space Administration, Chinasat, Chinese Civil War, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese Red Army, Chinese space program, Comparison of orbital launch systems, Comparison of orbital launcher families, Coordinated Universal Time, Cox Report, Cryogenic fuel, DF-4, DF-5, Dinitrogen tetroxide, Dong Fang Hong 1, European Space Agency, Expendable launch system, Falcon 9, First strike (nuclear strategy), Gansu, Geostationary transfer orbit, Hainan, Heavy-lift launch vehicle, Hughes Aircraft Company, Human spaceflight, Intelsat 708, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Intermediate-range ballistic missile, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Iridium satellite constellation, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Kaituozhe (rocket family), Kerosene, Kuaizhou, Launch vehicle, Liquid hydrogen, Liquid oxygen, Liquid rocket booster, Long March, Long March (rocket family), Long March 1, Long March 10, ... Expand index (72 more) »

  2. 1970 in China
  3. 1970 in technology
  4. Projects established in 1970
  5. Rocket families
  6. Space launch vehicles of China

Apstar 2

Apstar 2 was a communications satellite based on the Hughes HS-601 spacecraft design, built by Hughes Space and Communications Company for APT Satellite Holdings, a Hong-Kong based company.

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Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA).

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AsiaSat

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) is a Hong Kong-based commercial operator of communications satellites founded in 1988.

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AsiaSat 2

AsiaSat 2 was a Hong Kong communications satellite, which was owned, and was initially operated, by the Hong Kong based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company.

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Bureau of Industry and Security

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that deals with issues involving national security and high technology.

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Chang'e 1

Chang'e 1 was an uncrewed Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is a main contractor for the Chinese space program. Long March (rocket family) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation are Chinese brands.

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China Manned Space Program

The China Manned Space Program (CMS), also known as Project 921 is a space program developed by the People's Republic of China and run by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, designed to develop and enhance human spaceflight capabilities for China.

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China National Space Administration

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation.

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Chinasat

ChinaSat is the brand name of communications satellites operated by China Satellite Communications.

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Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949, resulting in a communist victory and control of mainland China.

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Chinese Lunar Exploration Program

The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), also known as the Chang'e Project after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

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Chinese Red Army

The Chinese Red Army, formally the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army or just the Red Army, was the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party from 1928 to 1937.

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Chinese space program

The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.

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Comparison of orbital launch systems

This article lists all active and upcoming orbital launch systems.

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Comparison of orbital launcher families

This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries).

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Cox Report

The Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, commonly known as the Cox Report after Representative Christopher Cox, is a classified U.S. government document reporting on the People's Republic of China's covert operations within the United States during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Cryogenic fuel

Cryogenic fuels are fuels that require storage at extremely low temperatures in order to maintain them in a liquid state.

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DF-4

The Dong Feng 4 or DF-4 (also known as the CSS-3) is a first-generation two-stage Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile with liquid fuel (Nitric acid/Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine).

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DF-5

The Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a second-generation two stage Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile.

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Dinitrogen tetroxide

Dinitrogen tetroxide, commonly referred to as nitrogen tetroxide (NTO), and occasionally (usually among ex-USSR/Russian rocket engineers) as amyl, is the chemical compound N2O4.

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Dong Fang Hong 1

Dong Fang Hong 1, in the western world also known as China 1 or PRC 1, was the first space satellite of the People's Republic of China (PRC), launched successfully on 24 April 1970 as part of the PRC's Dongfanghong space satellite program. Long March (rocket family) and Dong Fang Hong 1 are 1970 in China.

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European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.

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Expendable launch system

An expendable launch system (or expendable launch vehicle/ELV) is a launch vehicle that can be launched only once, after which its components are either destroyed during reentry or discarded in space.

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Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.

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First strike (nuclear strategy)

In nuclear strategy, a first strike or preemptive strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force.

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Gansu

Gansu is an inland province in Northwestern China.

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Geostationary transfer orbit

A geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or geosynchronous transfer orbit is a type of geocentric orbit.

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Hainan

Hainan is an island province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration.

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Heavy-lift launch vehicle

A heavy-lift launch vehicle is an orbital launch vehicle capable of generating a large amount of lift to reach its intended orbit.

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Hughes Aircraft Company

The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded on February 14, 1934 by Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, as a division of Hughes Tool Company.

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Human spaceflight

Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew.

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Intelsat 708

Intelsat 708 was a telecommunications satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral for Intelsat.

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Intercontinental ballistic missile

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than, primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads).

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Intermediate-range ballistic missile

An intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000–5,500 km (1,864–3,418 miles), between a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

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International Traffic in Arms Regulations

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a United States regulatory agency to restrict and control the export of defense and military technologies to safeguard national security and further its foreign policy objectives.

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Iridium satellite constellation

The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers.

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC; also known as Shuangchengzi Missile Test Center; Launch Complex B2; formally Northwest Comprehensive Missile Testing Facility (西北综合导弹试验基地); Base 20; 63600 Unit) is a Chinese space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province.

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Kaituozhe (rocket family)

The Kaituozhe (l) or KT rocket family is a series of launch vehicles built by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Long March (rocket family) and Kaituozhe (rocket family) are space launch vehicles of China.

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Kerosene

Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum.

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Kuaizhou

Kuaizhou (KZ,, meaning "speedy vessel") (also called Feitian Emergency Satellite Launch System, Feitian-1, FT-1) is a family of Chinese "quick-reaction" orbital launch vehicles. Long March (rocket family) and Kuaizhou are space launch vehicles of China.

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.

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Liquid hydrogen

Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen.

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Liquid oxygen

Liquid oxygen, sometimes abbreviated as LOX or LOXygen, is a clear light sky-blue liquid form of dioxygen.

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Liquid rocket booster

A liquid rocket booster (LRB) uses liquid fuel and oxidizer to give a liquid-propellant or hybrid rocket an extra boost at take-off, and/or increase the total payload that can be carried.

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Long March

The Long March was a military retreat by the Chinese Red Army from advancing Nationalist forces during the Chinese Civil War in 1934 through to 1936.

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Long March (rocket family)

The Long March rockets are a family of expendable launch system rockets operated by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March (rocket family) and Long March (rocket family) are 1970 in China, 1970 in technology, Chinese brands, Projects established in 1970, rocket families and space launch vehicles of China.

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Long March 1

The Long March 1 (长征一号), also known as the Changzheng-1 (CZ-1), was the first member of China's Long March rocket family.

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Long March 10

Long March 10, also known as the “Next Generation crewed launch vehicle”, and previously and unofficially as the “921 rocket” or the "Long March 5G" (a development of the Long March 5), is a Chinese super-heavy carrier rocket for crewed lunar missions that is currently under development. Long March (rocket family) and Long March 10 are Chinese brands and space launch vehicles of China.

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Long March 11

The Long March 11, or Chang Zheng 11 as in pinyin, abbreviated LM-11 for export or CZ-11 within China (and designated 11H when launched from sea), is a Chinese four stage solid-propellant carrier rocket of the Long March family, which is developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

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Long March 12

The Long March 12 carrier rocket, is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle currently under development by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. Long March (rocket family) and Long March 12 are Chinese brands and space launch vehicles of China.

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Long March 1D

The Long March 1D was a member of China's Long March rocket family.

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Long March 2

Long March 2 rocket family or Chang Zheng 2 rocket family as in Chinese pinyin is an expendable launch system operated by the People's Republic of China.

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Long March 2A

The Long March 2A, also known as the Chang Zheng 2A, CZ-2A and LM-2A, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket that launched FSW-0 reconnaissance satellites.

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Long March 2C

The Long March 2C (LM-2C), also known as the Chang Zheng 2C (CZ-2C), is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle, part of the Long March 2 rocket family.

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Long March 2D

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D, and LM-2D, is a Chinese two-stage orbital carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

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Long March 2E

The Long March 2E, also known as the Chang Zheng 2E, CZ-2E and LM-2E, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket from the Long March 2 family.

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Long March 2F

The Long March 2F (Changzheng 2F), also known as the CZ-2F, LM-2F and Shenjian (神箭, "Divine Arrow"), is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family.

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Long March 3

The Long March 3, also known as the Changzheng 3, CZ-3 and LM-3, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket design.

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Long March 3A

The Long March 3A, also known as the Chang Zheng 3A, CZ-3A and LM-3A, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket design.

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Long March 3B

The Long March 3B, also known as the CZ-3B and LM-3B, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle.

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Long March 3C

The Long March 3C, also known as the Changzheng 3C, CZ-3C and LM-3C, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle.

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Long March 4A

The Long March 4A, also known as the Changzheng 4A, CZ-4A and LM-4A, sometimes misidentified as the Long March 4 due to the lack of any such designated rocket, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket.

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Long March 4B

The Long March 4B, also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B, and LM-4B, is a Chinese expendable orbital launch vehicle.

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Long March 4C

The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle.

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Long March 5

Long March 5 (LM-5; p), or Changzheng 5 (CZ-5), and also by its nickname "Pang-Wu" (胖五, "Fat-Five"), is a Chinese heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

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Long March 6

The Long March 6 or Chang Zheng 6 as in pinyin, abbreviated LM 6 for export or CZ 6 within China, is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).

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Long March 6A

The Long March 6A or Chang Zheng 6A as in pinyin, abbreviated LM 6A for export or CZ 6A within China, is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).

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Long March 6C

The Long March 6C (CZ-6C) 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.

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Long March 7

The Long March 7, or Chang Zheng 7 in pinyin, abbreviated LM-7 for export or CZ-7 within China, originally Long March 2F/H or Chang Zheng 2F/H, nicknamed Bingjian, is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST).

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Long March 8

Long March 8 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).

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Long March 9

--> |stages. Long March (rocket family) and Long March 9 are Chinese brands and space launch vehicles of China.

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Low Earth orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

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Medium-lift launch vehicle

A medium-lift launch vehicle (MLV) is a rocket launch vehicle that is capable of lifting between by NASA classification or between by Russian classification of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO).

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Mengzhou (spacecraft)

The Mengzhou, formerly known as the next-generation crewed spacecraft, is a type of reusable spacecraft developed and manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

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Methane

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms).

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Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

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Nitric acid

Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula.

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Oxidizing agent

An oxidizing agent (also known as an oxidant, oxidizer, electron recipient, or electron acceptor) is a substance in a redox chemical reaction that gains or "accepts"/"receives" an electron from a (called the,, or). In other words, an oxidizer is any substance that oxidizes another substance.

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People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Product bundling

In marketing, product bundling is offering several products or services for sale as one combined product or service package.

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ProtoStar

ProtoStar Ltd was a private company incorporated in Bermuda, with U.S. operations based in San Francisco, California and Asian operations based in Singapore.

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Qian Xuesen

Qian Xuesen (11 December 191131 October 2009; also spelled as Hsue-shen Tsien) was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics.

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Rocket

A rocket (from bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air.

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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

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RP-1

RP-1 (alternatively, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used as rocket fuel.

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Satellite

A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.

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Shanxi

Shanxi is an inland province of China and is part of the North China region.

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Shenzhou (spacecraft)

2O4 / MMH): 10000 N each |- | Delta V: 380 m/s --> Shenzhou (see) is a spacecraft developed and operated by China to support its crewed spaceflight program, China Manned Space Program. Its design resembles the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, but it is larger in size. The first launch was on 19 November 1999 and the first crewed launch was on 15 October 2003.

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Shenzhou 5

Shenzhou 5 (see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003.

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Sichuan

Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

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Sina Corporation

Sina Corporation is a Chinese technology company. Long March (rocket family) and Sina Corporation are Chinese brands.

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Solid fuel

Solid fuel refers to various forms of solid material that can be burnt to release energy, providing heat and light through the process of combustion.

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Solid-propellant rocket

A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard.

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Space.com

Space.com is an online publication focused on space exploration, astronomy, skywatching and entertainment, with editorial teams based in the United States and United Kingdom.

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Spacecraft

A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space.

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SpaceNews

SpaceNews is a print and digital publication that covers business and political news in the space and satellite industry.

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SSL (company)

SSL, formerly Space Systems/Loral, LLC (SS/L), of Palo Alto, California, is a wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Maxar Technologies.

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Sun-synchronous orbit

A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), also called a heliosynchronous orbit, is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time.

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Super heavy-lift launch vehicle

A super heavy-lift launch vehicle is a rocket that can lift to low Earth orbit a "super heavy payload", which is defined as more than by the United States and as more than by Russia.

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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) also known as Base 25, is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility (spaceport).

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Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (33%).

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Trans-lunar injection

A trans-lunar injection (TLI) is a propulsive maneuver, which is used to send a spacecraft to the Moon.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.

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Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine

Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH; 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, heptyl or codenamed Geptil) is a chemical compound with the formula H2NN(CH3)2 that is used as a rocket propellant.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

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VRSS-1

VRSS-1 (Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite-1), also known as (Satellite) Francisco Miranda, is the first Venezuelan remote sensing satellite, and the second Venezuelan satellite after VENESAT-1.

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Wenchang Space Launch Site

The Wenchang Space Launch Site (文昌航天发射场) is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China.

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Xichang

Xichang is a city in and the seat of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan, China.

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Xichang Satellite Launch Center

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), also known as the Xichang Space Center, is a spaceport in China.

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Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation),J.

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Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea, also known as North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea.

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YF-100

The YF-100 is a Chinese liquid rocket engine burning LOX and kerosene in an oxidizer-rich staged combustion cycle.

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YF-73

The YF-73 was China's first successful cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer gimballed engine.

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YF-75

The YF-75 is a liquid cryogenic rocket engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in a gas generator cycle.

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Yuanzheng

Yuanzheng is a restartable upper stage developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) for the Long March rocket family.

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See also

1970 in China

1970 in technology

Projects established in 1970

Rocket families

Space launch vehicles of China

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)

Also known as Chángzhēng xìliè yùnzài huǒjiàn, Long March (rocket), Long March 1 (rocket family), Long March 1 rocket family, Long March 3 (rocket family), Long March 3 rocket family, Long March 4, Long March 4 (rocket family), Long March 4 rocket family, Long March 8 (rocket family), Long March Rocket, Long March launch vehicle, Long March rocket family, Long March rockets, .

, Long March 11, Long March 12, Long March 1D, Long March 2, Long March 2A, Long March 2C, Long March 2D, Long March 2E, Long March 2F, Long March 3, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, Long March 3C, Long March 4A, Long March 4B, Long March 4C, Long March 5, Long March 6, Long March 6A, Long March 6C, Long March 7, Long March 8, Long March 9, Low Earth orbit, Mars, Medium-lift launch vehicle, Mengzhou (spacecraft), Methane, Moon, Nitric acid, Oxidizing agent, People's Liberation Army, President of the United States, Product bundling, ProtoStar, Qian Xuesen, Rocket, Ronald Reagan, RP-1, Satellite, Shanxi, Shenzhou (spacecraft), Shenzhou 5, Sichuan, Sina Corporation, Solid fuel, Solid-propellant rocket, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Space.com, Spacecraft, SpaceNews, SSL (company), Sun-synchronous orbit, Super heavy-lift launch vehicle, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Thales Alenia Space, Trans-lunar injection, United States Congress, United States Department of State, Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, Venezuela, VRSS-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, Xichang, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Xinhua News Agency, Yellow Sea, YF-100, YF-73, YF-75, Yuanzheng.