Vehicle file · LV-478
Long March 6A
Long March 6A is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 50.0 m tall, first flew on 29 March 2022. It has flown 26 times with 26 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
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About Long March 6A
The Long March 6A is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place 29 March 2022, successfully reaching orbit. It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.
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Manifest
No Long March 6A flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
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- How many times has Long March 6A flown?
- Long March 6A has flown 26 orbital missions, with 26 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Long March 6A's success rate?
- Long March 6A has a success rate of 100.0%, from 26 successful flights out of 26 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 6A launch?
- Long March 6A has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Long March 6A lift to orbit?
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has not published payload figures for Long March 6A.
- Is Long March 6A reusable?
- No. Long March 6A is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.