Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Long March 4A
Category
Country
Production
1988–1990
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
42
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeMedium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1988
- ManufacturerChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO4,000 kg
- Payload to SSO1,500 kg
- Liftoff Mass249 t
- Height41.9 m
- Diameter3.35 m
- Success Rate2
▣Propulsion4MOD.4
- First-Stage PropellantN2O4/UDMH
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1988Production started
- 1990Production ended
38
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
147MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES42COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES361PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS139PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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