My family members - Long March carrier rocket series
By Guo Kai |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2017-07-02 13:31
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Long March 4 series – high orbit launch vehicle
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| The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope, atop a Long March 4B carrier rocket, is launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 15, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The series is mainly used to send satellites into geostationary orbit and solar-synchronous orbit.
Long March 4 is a three-stage regular carrier rocket. Long March 4A has a length of 41.9 meters and Long March 4B has a length of 45.58 meters. Both have a maximum diameter of 3.35 meters.
The most recent launch of Long March 4B sent the country's first space-based X-ray observatory into space in June.
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