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CZ-6, 7, 8 Family (Chang Zheng-6, 7, 8 Family)

CZ-6 (Flight 1) [Xinhua]

CZ-6A (Tiankun 2, Pujiang 2)
[Chinaspaceflight]

CZ-7 (Tianzhou 3) [CCTV]

CZ-8 [CCTV]

Version Strap-On Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
CZ-6 - K-3-0 (?) / YF-100 K-2-2 / YF-115 ? / 4 × YF-85 -
CZ-6A 4 × ? stretched K-3-0 (?) / 2 × YF-100 ? ? -
CZ-7 4 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 / YF-115 - -
CZ-7/YZ1A 4 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 / YF-115 YZ-1A / YF-50D -
CZ-7A 4 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 (short) / YF-115 H-18 / 2 × YF-75 -
CZ-7A/YZ1A 4 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 (short) / YF-115 H-18 / 2 × YF-75 YZ-1A / YF-50D
CZ-7(300) - K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 / YF-115 - -
CZ-7(320) 2 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 / YF-115 - -
CZ-7(320+ HO) 2 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 K-3-2 (short) / YF-115 H-18 / 2 × YF-75 -
CZ-8 (1) 2 × K-2-1 / YF-100 K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 H-18 / 2 × YF-75 - -
CZ-8 (2) - K-3-1 / 2 × YF-100 H-18 / 2 × YF-75 - -
Performance (kg) LEO LPEO SSO GTO GEO MolO IP
CZ-6 1500 1080 - - - -
CZ-6A 4000 - - - -
CZ-7 10000 - - - -
CZ-7A 6000
CZ-7(300) - - - -
CZ-7(320) 3000 - - - -
CZ-7(320 + HO) 1500
CZ-8 7600 4500 2500 - - -
CZ-8R - - -
CZ-8A 3000 - - -
No:       Type:             Serial    Date            LS            Payload

 1    1   CZ-6              6-Y1      19.09.2015      TY LC-16      XY 2 / DCBB / ZDPS 2A / ZDPS 2B / XW 2A / XW 2B / XW 2C / XW 2D / XW 2E / XW 2F / LilacSat 2 / NS 2 / ZJ 1 /
                                                                    KJSY 1 / TT 3 / NUDT-PhoneSat / XC 1 / XC 2 / XC 3 / XC 4
 2    1   CZ-7/YZ1A         7-Y1      25.06.2016      We LC-201     DFFC / Aoxiang Zhixing / Tiange Feixingqi 1 / Tiange Feixingqi 2 / Aolong 1 / ZGZ Shiyan Zhuangzhi
 3    1   CZ-7              7-Y2      20.04.2017      We LC-201     Tianzhou 1 / SilkRoad-1 01
 4    2   CZ-6              6-Y2      21.11.2017      TY LC-16      Jilin-1 Shipin-04 / Jilin-1 Shipin-05 / Jilin-1 Shipin-06
 5    3   CZ-6              6-Y4      13.11.2019      TY LC-16      Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
 6    1   CZ-7A             7A-Y1     16.03.2020  F   We LC-201     XJY 6
 7    4   CZ-6              6-Y3      06.11.2020      TY LC-16      ÑuSat 9, ..., 18 / Beihangkongshi 1 / Tianyan 05 / BY 3
 8    1   CZ-8 (1)          8-Y1      22.12.2020      We LC-201     XJY 7 / Haisi 1 / Tianqi 8 / Yuanguang / ET-SMART-RSS
 9    2   CZ-7A             7A-Y2     11.03.2021      We LC-201     Shiyan 9
10    5   CZ-6              6-Y5      27.04.2021      TY LC-16      Qilu 1 / Qilu 4 / Foshan 1 / Hangsheng 1 / Tianqi 9 / NEO 1 / Taijing-2 01 / Jinzijing 1-01 / Jinzijing 1-02
11    2   CZ-7              7-Y3      29.05.2021      We LC-201     Tianzhou 2
12    6   CZ-6              6-Y6      09.07.2021      TY LC-16      Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05
13    7   CZ-6              6-Y7      04.08.2021      TY LC-16      KL-Beta A / KL-Beta B
14    3   CZ-7              7-Y4      20.09.2021      We LC-201     Tianzhou 3
15    8   CZ-6              6-Y8      05.11.2021      TY LC-16      Guangmu 1 (SDGSAT 1)
16    3   CZ-7A             7A-Y3     23.12.2021      We LC-201     Shiyan 12-01 / Shiyan 12-02
17    1   CZ-8 (2)          8-Y2      27.02.2022      We LC-201     Jilin-1 Mofang-02A / Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D-10, ..., 18 / Hainan-1 01 / Hainan-1 02 / Wenchang-1 01, 02 / Chaohu 1 /
                                                                    Qimingxing 1 / Xingshidai 17 / Taijing-3 01 / Taijing-4 01 / Xidian 1 / Chuangxing Leishen / Tianqi 19
18    1   CZ-6A             6A-Y1     29.03.2022      TY LC-9A      Pujiang 2 / Tiankun 2
19    4   CZ-7              7-Y5      09.05.2022      We LC-201     Tianzhou 4 / Zhixing 3A
20    9   CZ-6              6-Y10     10.08.2022      TY LC-16      Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D-09, 03D-35, ..., 03D-43 / Jilin-1 Hongwai-A01, ..., A06
21    4   CZ-7A             7A-Y5     13.09.2022      We LC-201     FH 2E (ZX 1E)
22   10   CZ-6              6-Y9      26.09.2022      TY LC-16      Shiyan 16A / Shiyan 16B / Shiyan 17
23    2   CZ-6A             6A-Y2     11.11.2022      TY LC-9A      Yunhai-3 01
24    5   CZ-7              7-Y6      12.11.2022      We LC-201     Tianzhou 5 / XW 4
25    5   CZ-7A             7A-Y.     08.01.2023      We LC-201     SJ 23
26    6   CZ-7              7-Y7      10.05.2023      We LC-201     Tianzhou 6 / Dalian-1 Lianli
27   11   CZ-6              6-Y12     20.06.2023      TY LC-16      Shiyan 25
28    3   CZ-6A             6A-Y5     10.09.2023      TY LC-9A      Yaogan 40-01A / Yaogan 40-01B / Yaogan 40-01C
29    4   CZ-6A             6A-Y4     31.10.2023      TY LC-9A      Tianhui 5A / Tianhui 5B
30    6   CZ-7A             7A-Y6     03.11.2023      We LC-201     TJS 10
31    7   CZ-7              7-Y8      17.01.2024      We LC-201     Tianzhou 7 / Nanjing


Launch sites:

TY  = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China China
We  = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China China


F       Failure
P       Partial Failure

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