Long March 4A

Long March 4A

Long March 4A
Function Carrier rocket
Manufacturer CALT
Country of origin  People's Republic of China
Size
Height 41.9 metres (137 ft)[1]
Diameter 3.35 metres (11.0 ft)[1]
Mass 249,000 kilograms (549,000 lb)[1]
Stages 3
Capacity
Payload to
LEO
4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb)[2]
Payload to
SSO
1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[2]
Associated rockets
Family Long March
Derivatives Long March 4B
Launch history
Status Retired
Launch sites LA-7, TSLC
Total launches 2
Successes 2
First flight 6 September 1988
Last flight 3 September 1990

The Long March 4A (Chinese: 长征四号甲火箭), 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. It was launched from Launch Area 7 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. It was a 3-stage rocket, used for two launches in 1988 and 1990. On its maiden flight, on 6 September 1988, it placed the FY-1A weather satellite into orbit. On its second, and final, flight it launched another weather satellite, FY-1B.

It was replaced by a derivative, the Long March 4B, which first flew in 1999. The Long March 4B offers a more powerful third stage, and a larger payload fairing.

List of launches

Flight number Date (UTC) Launch site Payload Orbit Result
1 September 6, 1988
20:30
LA-7, TSLC Fengyun 1A SSO Success
2 September 3, 1990
00:53
LA-7, TSLC Fengyun 1B SSO Success

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mark Wade. "CZ-4A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  2. 1 2 Gunter Krebs. "CZ-4 (Chang Zheng-4)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
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