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Long March 1

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
Successes: 2
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 0
Success Streak: 2
Success Rate: 100%
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Configurations

Long March 1
Image Credit: MASI
MASI
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 1,020 kN
Payload to LEO: 300 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 30.45 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.5 m
Fairing Height: 4.67 m

Launch Sites

Site 5020 (LA-2A), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Launches

MASI
Long March 1 | Shijian 1
Wed Mar 03, 1971 12:15 UTC
Site 5020 (LA-2A), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
MASI
Long March 1 | Dong Fang Hong 1
Fri Apr 24, 1970 13:35 UTC
Site 5020 (LA-2A), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China