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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 Class
Heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle 1
Manufacturer
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 1
First Flight Date
2016-11-03 1
Status
Operational, China's primary heavy-lift vehicle for space-station and deep-space missions. 1
Payload to LEO (kg)
Approximately 25,000 kg. 1
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