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4 unusual facts about Long March 5


Long March 5

The new production facility would have an area totaling more than half a million square meters at the cost of RMB 4500 million (USD 650 million), with the first stage of the construction scheduled to be completed by 2009.

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Instead, the rockets will be transported by sea from Tianjin to a new launch facility at Wenchang on Hainan Island.

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There would be a choice of engines with different liquid rocket propellants: 1,200 kN thrust LOX/kerosene engines or 500 kN thrust LOX/LH2 engines on first stage and boosters.

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center

Furthermore, it will be capable of launching the new heavy lift Long March 5 booster currently under development.



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