YF-100
The liquid-oxygen/kerosene engine used in pairs on each of the four Long March 5 strap-on boosters.
Identity
- Aliases
- YF-100 liquid oxygen-kerosene engine
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- YF-100
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- The liquid-oxygen/kerosene engine used in pairs on each of the four Long March 5 strap-on boosters.
- Propellants
- keroseneliquid oxygen
- Rocket Specs
- Cycle
- staged combustion
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 15:00:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 20, 2026 at 13:15:25 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- The CNSA article identifies four boosters with two YF-100 liquid-oxygen/kerosene engines each, establishing eight booster engines total.
- Publisher
- China National Space Administration
- Title
- Long March 5: numbers behind the rocket
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- CNSA documents the YF-100 high-pressure staged-combustion engine as a Long March 5 propulsion development.
- Publisher
- China National Space Administration
- Title
- New features of the Long March 5 carrier rocket