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This article is about the rocket. For the submarine, see Type 091 submarine.

The Long March 1 (长征一号), also known as the Changzheng-1 (CZ-1),[3] was the first member of China's Long March rocket family.[4] Like the U.S.'s and the Soviet Union's first rockets, it was based on a class of ballistic missiles, namely the DF-4 class.[5]

History

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 to space on 24 April 1970. The rocket was operational during 1970–1971. Wang Xiji was the chief designer of the rocket.[6]

Launch History

Main article: List of Long March launches
Long March 1 (Launch history)
Date and time (GMT) Launch site Payload Orbit Function Decay Outcome Notes
24 April 1970
13:35 		China Jiuquan, LA-2A China Dong Fang Hong 1 MEO Technology demonstration 14 May 1970 Success First satellite launched by China.
3 March 1971
12:15 		China Jiuquan, LA-2A China Shijian 1 LEO Technology demonstration 17 June 1979 Success

See also

References

  1. ^ "Space Launchers - Long March". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Go Taikonauts! - Launch Vehicle". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ "CZ-1". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ^ 问鼎苍穹：共和国航天纪实. 中国南京: 江苏文艺出版社. 2009. p. 128. ISBN 978-7-5399-3457-0.
  5. ^ "Long March". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ Stokes, Mark A. (July 2003). "The People's Liberation Army and China's Space and Missile Development". In Laurie Burkitt; Andrew Scobell; Larry Wortzel (eds.). The Lessons of History: The Chinese people's Liberation Army at 75 (PDF). Strategic Studies Institute. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-58487-126-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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