Long March 1D^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Size
Function	Orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	CALT
Country of origin	China
Height	28.22 m (92.6 ft)
Diameter	2.25 m (7.4 ft)
Mass	81,650 kg (180,010 lb)
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	930 kg (2,050 lb)

Associated rockets
Family	Long March 1
Comparable	Mu 1-3-4
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Taiyuan LC-1
Total launches	3
Success(es)	2
Failure(s)	1
First flight	1995-06-01
Last flight	2002-01-03
Type of passengers/cargo	reentry vehicle tests

First stage
Height	18.20 m (59.7 ft)
Diameter	2.25 m (7.4 ft)
Empty mass	4,100 kg (9,000 lb)
Gross mass	65,000 kg (143,000 lb)
Propellant mass	61,100 kg (134,700 lb)
Powered by	1 YF-2B (4 x YF-1B)^[5]
Maximum thrust	SL: 1,101.2 kN (247,600 lb_f) Vac: 1,214.4 kN (273,000 lb_f)
Specific impulse	SL: 242.5 seconds (2.378 km/s) Vac: 267.4 seconds (2.622 km/s)
Burn time	131.5 seconds
Propellant	UDMH/N₂O₄
Second stage
Height	6.04 m (19.8 ft)
Diameter	2.25 m (7.4 ft)
Empty mass	1,620 kg (3,570 lb)
Gross mass	14,000 kg (31,000 lb)
Propellant mass	12,380 kg (27,290 lb)
Powered by	2 YF-40^[5]
Maximum thrust	98.1 kN (22,100 lb_f)
Specific impulse	295.2 seconds (2.895 km/s)
Burn time	365 seconds
Propellant	UDMH/N₂O₄
Third stage
Height	1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Diameter	2.05 m (6.7 ft)
Empty mass	665 kg (1,466 lb)
Gross mass	1,315 kg (2,899 lb)
Propellant mass	Main: 650 kg (1,430 lb) RCS: 147 kg (324 lb)
Powered by	Main: FG-36 SRM RCS: DaFY2-1 monopropellant thrusters^[5]
Maximum thrust	44 kN (9,900 lb_f)
Specific impulse	289 seconds (2.83 km/s)
Burn time	43 seconds
Propellant	Main: HTPB RCS: hydrazine

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During the 1990s CALT developed an improved version of the DF-4 to test the reentry vehicle warheads of the DF-31.^[6]^[7]^[8] They took advantage of this development and offered it as the Long March 1D for commercial application. The modification included:

An DF-4 improved first stage, which used the new version of the YF-2B, and switched propellants to UDMH/N₂O₄ for improved performance.
The use switch of the second stage YF-3A, for the Long March 4 third stage engine, the YF-40.
A new, cylinder interstage between the second and third stage, which enabled to add RCS to the third stage. The old one was tapered.
A new third stage with a new motor, the FG-36 and an optional RCS.
A new computer inertial guidance system which enabled the third stage to be 3-axis stabilized for added precision.^[1]^[3]

The new design did not had a good reception and was only used for reentry vehicle tests. It flew three suborbital missions from Taiyuan LC-1 with two successes and a failure on the final mission. The first launch was on June 1, 1995 and the second one was on November 1997. The final and failed on was on January 3, 2002.^[9]^[10]^[11]

References

Data from Aerospace China magazine

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^ Norbert Bgügge. "DF-4 & CZ-1 Design". B14643.DE. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Norbert Bgügge. "Propulsion CZ-1 & CZ-1D". B14643.DE. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
^ Norbert Bgügge. "The Chinese DF-3 missile". B14643.DE. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-07-25. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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External links

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

v t e 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 6A 6C Long March 7 7A Long March 8 8A Long March 9 Long March 10 Long March 11 Long March 12
Launch sites	Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Commercial 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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Spaceports and landing sites	Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Xichang Siziwang Banner (landing site)
Launch vehicles	Long March 1 Long March 2 Long March 3 Long March 3A Long March 3B Long March 3C Long March 4 Long March 4A Long March 4B Long March 4C Long March 5 Long March 6 Long March 7 Long March 8 Long March 9 (In development) Long March 10 (In development) Long March 11 Long March 12 Kuaizhou Kaituozhe
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Crewed expeditions	Shenzhou 5 Shenzhou 6 Shenzhou 7 Shenzhou 9 Shenzhou 10 Shenzhou 11 Shenzhou 12 Shenzhou 13 Shenzhou 14 Shenzhou 15 Shenzhou 16 Shenzhou 17 Shenzhou 18 (List of Chinese astronauts)
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Tiangong space station modules	Tianhe (2021–present) Wentian (2022–present) Mengtian (2022–present)

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In development	Antares 330 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Epsilon S Eris Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 12 Miura 5 MLV Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 NGLV Nova OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Terran R Tianlong-3 VLM Vega E Zero Zhuque 3 Zuljanah
Retired	Antares 110 120 130^† 230 230+ Ariane 1 2 3 4 5 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 IV Heavy Diamant Dnepr Energia Epsilon Europa I^† II^† Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II H-IIB Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos original 1 2/2I 3 3M Lambda 4S LauncherOne 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-2^† 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^† Rocket 3 Safir 1 1A 1B Saturn I IB V Scout X-1 Blue Scout II^† X-2^† X-2M X-3 X-3M X-4 X-2B^† B A B-1 D-1 A-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 Shavit original 1 SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Terran 1^† Thor Able Ablestar 1 2 Agena A B D Burner 1 2 Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena SLV-2G SLV-2H Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon R-36-O original 2 3 Universal Rocket UR-500 Proton Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M 2FG 3SL 3SLB 3F Zhuque 1^†
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