Long March 6
The original Long March 6 is a three-stage small-lift liquid launch vehicle designed for rapid, simplified deployment of small satellites. Its lower stages use liquid oxygen and kerosene, while the third stage uses storable propellants; its maiden flight deployed 20 satellites in 2015.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Chang Zheng 6CZ-6LM-6长征六号
- Family Name
- Long March 6
- Full Name
- Long March 6
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Base
Details
- Description
- The original Long March 6 is a three-stage small-lift liquid launch vehicle designed for rapid, simplified deployment of small satellites. Its lower stages use liquid oxygen and kerosene, while the third stage uses storable propellants; its maiden flight deployed 20 satellites in 2015.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.35
- Height M
- 29.9
- First Flight Year
- 2,015
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Long March 6 standard three-stage configuration
- Notes
- CNSA identifies Long March 6 as a three-stage liquid launcher: stages 1 and 2 use liquid-oxygen/kerosene engines, while stage 3 uses a conventional engine whose propellant is not specified in the cited source.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 102,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 1,500
- Sso
- 1,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_6
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:34:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:57:27 UTC
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