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CZ-6 (Chang Zheng-6)
 CZ-6 (Flight 1) [Xinhua] |
 CZ-6 (Qilu 1, 4) [Xinhua] |
 CZ-6A (Tiankun 2, Pujiang 2) |
The CZ-6 (Chang Zheng-6), also known as LM-6 (Long March-6), is a small liquid fueled launch vehicle in the CZ-5, -6 and -7 family.
The launch vehicle was developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.
CZ-6 features a 3.35 m diameter first stage fueled with LOX and Kerosene and powered by one YF-100 engine. Originally the vehicle was to be based on the 2.25 m small strap on of the CZ-5 family, but was changed to the 3.35 m diameter of the bigger booster and the CZ-7 family, although shorter and using only one instead of two engines.
The second stage has the smaller 2.25 m diameter and uses the same fuels with one YF-115 engine.
A restartable third stage reportedly uses the storable combination of Kerosene and Hydrogen peroxide. With four YF-85 engines it provides final orbit trim and can manoeuvre to different orbits to deploy multiple satellites.
CZ-6 can deliver 1500 kg into a low earth orbit or 1080 kg into a 700 km sun synchronous orbit.
Taiyuan is used as a launch site for the maiden launch in 2015, although later the new Wenchang cosmodrome will also be used.
An improved CZ-6A (Chang Zheng-6A) is planned to be introduced during the 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020). It features 4 strap-on boosters of 1 m diameter, a lengthened stage one, a new stage two with the same diameter as stage one. It is planned to put up to 4000 kg into a sun-synchronous orbit.
| Version | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ? | ? |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ-6 | 1500 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | |
| CZ-6A | 4000 | - | - | - | - |
No: Type: Serial Date LS Payload
1 1 CZ-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 2 CZ-6 Y2 21.11.2017 TY LC-16 Jilin-1 Shipin-04 / Jilin-1 Shipin-05 / Jilin-1 Shipin-06 3 3 CZ-6 Y4 13.11.2019 TY LC-16 Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05 4 4 CZ-6 Y3 06.11.2020 TY LC-16 ÑuSat 9, ..., 18 / Beihangkongshi 1 / Tianyan 05 / BY 3 5 5 CZ-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 6 6 CZ-6 Y6 09.07.2021 TY LC-16 Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05 7 7 CZ-6 Y7 05.08.2021 TY LC-16 KL-Beta A / KL-Beta B 8 8 CZ-6 Y8 05.11.2021 TY LC-16 Guangmu 1 (SDGSAT 1) 9 1 CZ-6A Y1 29.03.2022 TY LC-9A Pujiang 2 / Tiankun 2 10 9 CZ-6 Y10 10.08.2022 TY LC-16 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D-09, 03D-35, ..., 03D-43 / Jilin-1 Hongwai-A01, ..., A06 11 10 CZ-6 Y9 26.09.2022 TY LC-16 Shiyan 16A / Shiyan 16B / SY 17 12 2 CZ-6A Y2 11.11.2022 TY LC-9A Yunhai-3 01 13 11 CZ-6 Y12 20.06.2023 TY LC-16 Shiyan 25 14 3 CZ-6A Y5 10.09.2023 TY LC-9A Yaogan 40A / Yaogan 40B / Yaogan 40C Planned: x x CZ-6 . xx.xx.2023 TY LC-16 HY 3A x x CZ-6 . xx.xx.2023 TY LC-16 HY 3B Launch sites: TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, ChinaWe = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China
