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Long March 1
Description
The Long March 1 was the first member of China's Long March rocket family. Development started in January 1965 as the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry issued a design task. The two-stage liquid-fueled DF-4 was modified by adding a third stage in order to make it to the desired orbit. Long March 1's second flight launched China's first satellite Dong Fang Hong 1.
Missions
2
Success Rate
100.0%
Successes
2
Failures
0
Success Streak
2
Partial Failures
0
Previous
March 3, 1971
Shijian 1
Long March 1 | MASI
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
April 24, 1970
Dong Fang Hong 1
Long March 1 | MASI
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Configurations
Retired
Long March 1
Active 1970 to 1971
Rocket
Height: 30.45m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 300 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,020 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.5m
Height: 4.67m
Stages
3