China's Space Program Thread II
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High-resolution images of the Long March 10 launchpad.
Another image taken yesterday. Long March 10 launchpad is the third from the left.
10 months ago they said they are entering high launch cadence, since then just a single mission.Fairings (20m in length) for the Long March 5B on the assembly floor.
Give them time. Plus i dont think they can be mass producing long march 5B like small or medium lift rockets. So any talk of high cadence shiuld be taken with caution.
No I think something changed, I was hoping to have seen a lot of fairings in the above picture but no.
According to the Global Times China could launch a lot of LM5’s, about 10 a year at a push I think, but it isn’t happening, not because they can’t but because of some other reason.
Since 2021, they have been talking of 50 LM8 launches a year.... 2025 is the first year that has had more than a single LM8 launch. I don't know what it is about rockets, but it's the one area where China constantly disappoints and under-delivers.
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they talked about 50 LM8 rockets in May, 2023 not in 2021..
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LM8 Two large production facilities just completed last year in Tianjin and Hainan.
but yeah from this year we will see multiple LM8 rocket launches. especially improved LM8A.
last month first LM8A improved rocket took first flight. In 2025, the Long March-8 series is scheduled to carry out more than 10 launch missions, with the Long March-8A rocket set to execute 5 to 6 of those missions, the academy disclosed.
Is LM still used or replaced by CZ?
LM (Long March) is CZ (Chang Zheng).