Function | Small orbital launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | CALT |
Country of origin | China |
Size | |
Height | 20.8 m (68 ft) |
Diameter | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
Mass | 58,000 kg (128,000 lb) |
Stages | 4 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 700 kg (1,500 lb) |
Payload to SSO 700km | |
Mass | 350 kg (770 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Long March |
Comparable | Minotaur I, Pegasus, Start-1 |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | Jiuquan Xichang Special converted barge, Yellow Sea |
Total launches | 16 |
Success(es) | 16 |
First flight | 25 September 2015 |
Last flight | 15 March 2023 |
The Long March 11 (Chinese: 長征十一號運載火箭), 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. It was designed with the ability to launch on short notice and it can launch from road vehicles (CZ-11) and ships (CZ-11H). It is likely based on the DF-31 missile. The vehicle can be cold launched from a launch tube mounted on a road mobile vehicle.[1]
The maiden flight of the Long March 11 occurred on 25 September 2015.[2] The first sea launch occurred on 5 June 2019, from a converted barge stationed in the Yellow Sea.[3] Sixteen launches have been made as of March 2023[update], four of them from sea.
Main article: List of Long March launches |
Flight number | Serial number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Outcome |
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1 | Y1 | 25 September 2015 01:41 |
JSLC | Pujiang-1 Tianwang 1A Tianwang 1B Tianwang 1C |
SSO | Success[2] |
2 | Y2 | 9 November 2016 23:42 |
JSLC | XPNAV 1 Xiaoxiang 1 |
SSO | Success[2][4] |
3 | Y3 | 19 January 2018 04:12 |
JSLC | Jilin-1 07 Jilin-1 08 4 cubesats |
SSO | Success[5] |
4 | Y4 | 26 April 2018 04:42[6] |
JSLC | Zhuhai-1 OVS-1 Zhuhai-1 OHS-1/2/3/4 |
SSO | Success |
5 | Y5 | 21 December 2018 23:51[7] |
JSLC | Hongyun-1 | SSO | Success |
6 | Y6 | 21 January 2019 05:42[8] |
JSLC | Jilin-1 Spectral 01/02 Lingque-1A Xiaoxiang-1-03 |
SSO | Success |
7 | HY1 | 5 June 2019 04:06[3] |
Special converted barge (Tai Rui) Yellow Sea (34.90° N, 121.19° E) |
Bufeng-1A Bufeng-1B Jilin-1 High Resolution 03A Xiaoxiang-1-04 Tianqi-3 Tianxiang-1A Tianxiang-1B |
LEO | Success |
8 | Y7 | 19 September 2019 06:42[9] |
JSLC | Zhuhai-1 OVS-3 Zhuhai-1 OHS-3A/B/C/D |
SSO | Success |
9 | Y8 | 29 May 2020 20:13 [10] |
XSLC | XJS G (Earth observation technology) XJS H (Earth observation technology) |
LEO | Success |
10 | HY2 | 15 September 2020 01:23 [11] |
Special converted barge (De Bo 3) Yellow Sea (34.31° N, 123.76° E) |
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03B 01/02/03/04/05/06 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03C 01/02/03 |
SSO | Success |
11 | Y9 | 9 December 2020 20:14 [12] |
XSLC | GECAM A GECAM B |
LEO | Success |
12 | Y10 | 30 March 2022 02:29[13] |
JSLC | Tianping-2A Tianping-2B Tianping-2C |
LEO | Success |
13 | HY3 | 30 April 2022 03:30[14] |
Special converted barge (Tai Rui) East China Sea (32.18° N, 123.79° E) |
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 04/05/06/07 Jilin-1 Gaofen-04A |
SSO | Success |
14 | HY4 | 7 October 2022 13:10[15] |
Special converted barge (DeFu 15002) Offshore waters of Haiyang Port (36.23° N, 121.20° E) |
Centispace 1-S5/S6 | LEO | Success |
15 | Y12 | 16 December 2022 06:17[16] |
XSLC | Shiyan 21 | LEO | Success |
16 | Y11 | 15 March 2023 11:41[17] |
JSLC | Shiyan 19 | SSO | Success |