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4 unusual facts about Long March 5


Long March 5

The new production facility would have an area totaling more than half a million square meters at the cost of RMB 4500 million (USD 650 million), with the first stage of the construction scheduled to be completed by 2009.

Instead, the rockets will be transported by sea from Tianjin to a new launch facility at Wenchang on Hainan Island.

There would be a choice of engines with different liquid rocket propellants: 1,200 kN thrust LOX/kerosene engines or 500 kN thrust LOX/LH2 engines on first stage and boosters.

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center

Furthermore, it will be capable of launching the new heavy lift Long March 5 booster currently under development.



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