China's current heavy-lift launch vehicle, a wholly new design using kerosene and hydrogen engines rather than the toxic hypergolic propellants of earlier Long March generations. It launched the core modules of the Tiangong space station and the Tianwen-1 Mars mission.
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Vehicle ClassHeavy-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 2 First Flight Date StatusOperational, China's primary heavy-lift vehicle for space-station and deep-space missions. 2 Payload to LEO (kg)Approximately 25,000 kg. 2 Status
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Source Long March 5 (Wikipedia)
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Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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1. Long March 5 (Wikipedia)
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Long March 5 (LM-5; Chinese: 长征五号; pinyin: Chángzhēng wǔ hào) or Changzheng 5 (CZ-5), also known by its nickname "Pang-Wu" (胖五, "Fat-Five"), is a Chinese heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
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Heavy-lift launch vehicle
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