Long March 10A
Description
The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their new Low Earth Orbit crew missions launcher. It is based on a single 1st stage core of the Long March 10, with 7 YF-100 series kerosene/liquid oxygen staged-combustion cycle engines on the 1st stage and 1 on the 2nd stage. The 1st stage is designed to be recovered downrange by a recovery barge equipped with an arrestor net and support frame, with the 1st stage landing on the net’s cables using its grid fins.
Next Up
NET 2026
Unknown
Demo Flight
Long March 10A | CASC
Wenchang Space Launch Site, China
Configurations
Planned
Long March 10A
Rocket
Diameter: 5m
Height: 67.4m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 18,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
8,750 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Launch Sites
LC-301
Wenchang Space Launch Site, China