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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 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.
The airshow presentation suggests China intends to debut the rocket in 2033 along with a “heavy-duty launch vehicle system” and a return test at sea. ... Long March 9 for subsequent launches.
The YF-215 engine has been designed to power the first stage of the Long March 9 rocket, with 26 of these engines in the first stage. [1] A successful ignition test of the pre-combustion chamber and gas generator of the engine was conducted on 12 May 2023.
A Long March rocket carrying the Intelsat 708 Satellite veered off course immediately after launch, crashing in the nearby village 22 seconds later, destroying 80 houses. According to official Chinese reports there were 6 fatalities and 57 injuries resulting from the incident, but other accounts estimated 100 fatalities.
The research, published in the Planetary Science Journal, found that the crater-forming object was a Long March 3C rocket booster from China’s Chang’e 5-T1 mission.
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 .
Earlier, Chinese state media said an explosion was reported at the port and shockwaves were felt a kilometre away. Yang Ming Marine Transport said a fire occurred on board the YM Mobility while it ...