Long March 11
The Long March 11 (Chinese: 長征十一號運載火箭), or Chang Zheng 11 as in pinyin, abbreviated LM-11 for export or CZ-11 within China (and designated 11H when launched from sea), is a Chinese four stage solid-propellant carrier rocket of the Long March family, which is developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). It was designed with the ability to launch on short notice and it can launch from road vehicles and ships. It is likely based on the DF-31 missile. The vehicle can be cold launched from a launch tube mounted on a road mobile vehicle.[2]
Function | Small orbital launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | CALT |
Country of origin | China |
Size | |
Height | 20.8 metres (68 ft) |
Diameter | 2.0 metres (6 ft 7 in) |
Mass | 58,000 kilograms (128,000 lb) |
Stages | 4 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | 700 kilograms (1,500 lb) |
Payload to SSO 500 km | 500 kilograms (1,100 lb)[1] |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Long March |
Derivatives | Long March 11H |
Comparable | Minotaur I, Pegasus, Start-1 |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | Jiuquan Special converted barge in Yellow Sea Xichang |
Total launches | 9 |
Successes | 9 |
First flight | 25 September 2015 |
Last flight | 29 May 2020 |
The maiden flight of the Long March 11 occurred on 25 September 2015.[3]
The first sea launch occurred on 5 June 2019, from a converted barge stationed in the Yellow Sea.[4] Nine launches have been made as of May 2020.
List of launches
Flight number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Outcome |
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1 | 25 September 2015 01:41 |
JSLC | Pujiang-1 Tianwang 1A Tianwang 1B Tianwang 1C |
SSO | Success[3] |
2 | 9 November 2016 23:42 |
JSLC | XPNAV 1 Xiaoxiang 1 |
SSO | Success[3][5] |
3 | 19 January 2018 04:12 |
JSLC | Jilin-1 07 Jilin-1 08 4 cubesats |
SSO | Success[6] |
4 | 26 April 2018 04:42[7] |
JSLC | Zhuhai-1 OVS-1 Zhuhai-1 OHS-1/2/3/4 |
SSO | Success |
5 | 21 December 2018 23:51[8] |
JSLC | Hongyun-1 | SSO | Success |
6 | 21 January 2019 05:42[9] |
JSLC | Jilin-1 Spectral 01/02 Lingque-1A Xiaoxiang-1-03 |
SSO | Success |
7 | 5 June 2019 04:06[4] |
Special converted barge Yellow Sea (34.90° N, 121.19° E) |
Bufeng-1A Bufeng-1B Jilin-1 High Resolution 03A Xiaoxiang-1-04 Tianqi-3 Tianxiang-1A Tianxiang-1B |
LEO | Success |
8 | 19 September 2019 06:42[10] |
JSLC | Zhuhai-1 OVS-3 Zhuhai-1 OHS-3A/B/C/D |
SSO | Success |
9 | 29 May 2020 20:13[1] |
XSLC | XJS G (Earth observation technology) XJS H (Earth observation technology) |
LEO | Success |
References
- Clark, Stephen (1 June 2020). "Two Chinese launches deploy satellites for Earth-imaging, tech demonstrations". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Krebs, Gunter. "CZ-11 (Chang Zheng-11)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- Barbosa, Rui C. "China debuts Long March 11 lofting Tianwang-1 trio". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- Barbosa, Rui C. "China conducts first Sea Launch mission with Long March 11 launch of seven satellites". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- Krebs, Gunter. "XPNAV 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- Barbosa, Rui C. "Long March 11 in multiple satellite launch". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- Barbosa, Rui C. "Long March 11 launches multiple satellites". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Barbosa, Rui C. "Chinese Long March 11 launches with the first Hongyun satellite". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Long March 11 launches with three satellites – NASASpaceFlight.com". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Barbosa, Rui C. "Long March 11 lofts Zhuhai-1 Group-3 satellites". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.