Long March 1

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The Long March 1 (长征一号, Chángzhēng yī hào, CZ-1, DoD: CSL-1),[2][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-3 class.[5] Long March 1's first flight launched China's first satelliteDong Fang Hong 1 to space on 24 April 1970.

History

Development started in January 1965 as the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building issued a design task. The two stage liquid fueled DF-4 was modified by adding a third stage in order to reach the desired orbit. Long March 1's first 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

Launch (UTC)Launch sitePayloadOrbitOutcomeNotes
24 April 197013:35Jiuquan, LA-2ADong Fang Hong 1MEOSuccessFirst satellite launched by China.
3 March 197112:15Jiuquan, LA-2AShijian 1LEOSuccess

See also

References

  1. ↑"Space Launchers - Long March". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ↑"CZ-1". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑"Western Designations of Soviet/Russian and Chinese Military Aircraft and Missiles". www.designation-systems.net. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  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.