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Long March 9 (Chinese: 长征九号火箭, LM-9 or Changzheng 9, CZ-9) is a Chinese super-heavy carrier rocket that is currently under development. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the ninth iteration of the Long March rocket family , named for the Chinese Red Army 's 1934–35 Long March campaign during the Chinese Civil War .
The Long March 9 (LM-9, CZ-9, or Changzheng 9, Chinese: 长征九号) is a Chinese super-heavy carrier rocket concept proposed in 2018 [30] that is currently in study. It is planned for a maximum payload capacity of 140,000 kg [ 31 ] to low Earth orbit (LEO), 50,000 kg to trans-lunar injection or 44,000 kg to Mars .
The YF-90 is a liquid cryogenic rocket engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in a staged combustion cycle. It is China's first hydrogen-oxygen engine to use the staged combustion cycle and is expected to be used for the second stage of the Long March 9, which is a three-stage rocket with boosters.
China’s space agency has unveiled an updated design of its first super-heavy reusable rocket which looks eerily similar to SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle.. New images of the rocket, released ...
China launched a Long March 5 rocket on Dec. 15 from Hainan's Wen. BEIJING (Reuters) -China warned that remnants of a rocket would hit an area in the South China Sea on Tuesday, following the ...
China's Long March 12, capable of sending bigger satellites with more functionalities into the Earth's orbit, is expected to make its debut flight in 2024, in a year of record launch missions for ...
Despite the explosion, both the rocket and spacecraft only suffered minor damage. 26 June 1973: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, USSR: 9: Kosmos-3M launch vehicle: Launch explosion of Kosmos-3M rocket 18 March 1980: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, USSR: 48: Vostok-2M launch vehicle: Explosion while fueling up a Vostok-2M rocket [104] 7 September 1990: Edwards AFB, CA ...
The YF-130 is a Chinese rocket engine fueled by LOX and kerosene in an oxidizer-rich staged combustion cycle currently in development. It has been designed to reach around 500 tonnes of thrust and it will power the super heavy Long March 9 rocket.