Long March 4A
Long March 4A
Long March 4A |
| Function |
Carrier rocket |
| Manufacturer |
CALT |
| Country of origin |
People's Republic of China |
| Size |
| Height |
41.9 metres (137 ft)[1] |
| Diameter |
3.35 metres (11.0 ft)[1] |
| Mass |
249,000 kilograms (550,000 lb)[1] |
| Stages |
3 |
| Capacity |
Payload to
LEO |
4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb)[2] |
Payload to
SSO |
1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[2] |
| Associated rockets |
| Family |
Long March |
| Derivatives |
Long March 4B |
| Launch history |
| Status |
Retired |
| Launch sites |
LC-1, TSLC |
| Total launches |
2 |
| Successes |
2 |
| Maiden flight |
6 September 1988 |
| Last flight |
3 September 1990 |
The Long March 4A (Chinese: 长征四号甲火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4A, CZ-4A and LM-4A, sometimes misidentified as the Long March 4 due to the lack of any such designated rocket, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It was launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. It was a 3-stage rocket, used for two launches in 1988 and 1990. On its maiden flight, on 6 September 1988, it placed the FY-1A weather satellite into orbit. On its second, and final, flight it launched another weather satellite, FY-1B.
It was replaced by a derivative, the Long March 4B, which first flew in 1999. The Long March 4B offers a more powerful third stage, and a larger payload fairing.
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- ‡ – Falcon 1 was designed for partial reuse. However, recovery failed on the first three flights and the remaining vehicles were flown expendably.
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