| Country of origin |
 China |
| Size |
| Height |
29.86 metres (98.0 ft) |
| Diameter |
2.25 metres (7.4 ft) |
| Mass |
81,570 kilograms (179,800 lb) |
| Stages |
3 |
| Capacity |
Payload to
LEO |
300 kilograms (660 lb) |
| Associated rockets |
| Family |
Long March |
| Derivatives |
Long March 1D |
| First flight |
24 April 1970 |
| Notable payloads |
Dong Fang Hong 1 |
| First Stage |
| Length |
17.835 metres (58.51 ft) |
| Empty mass |
4,180 kilograms (9,200 lb) |
| Gross mass |
65,250 kilograms (143,900 lb) |
| Engines |
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| Second Stage |
| Length |
7.486 metres (24.56 ft) |
| Empty mass |
2,340 kilograms (5,200 lb) |
| Gross mass |
13,550 kilograms (29,900 lb) |
| Engines |
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| Thrust |
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| Third Stage |
| Length |
4.565 metres (14.98 ft) |
| Empty mass |
400 kilograms (880 lb) |
| Gross mass |
2,200 kilograms (4,900 lb) |
| Engines |
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| Thrust |
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The Long March 1 (长征一号), also known as the Changzheng-1 (CZ-1),[1] is the 1st member of China's Long March 1 (rocket family).
The study of Long March 1 began in 1965. Long March 1's second flight sent China's first satellite Dong Fang Hong 1 to space on April 24, 1970. She made only three flights until March 3, 1971, when she was retired.
- Stages: 3
- Total length: 29.86 m
- Stage 1: 17.835 m
- Stage 2: 7.486 m
- Stage 3: 4.565 m
- Diameter: 2.250 m
- Lift-off weight: 81,570 kg
- Stage 1: 65,250 kg
- Stage 2: 13,550 kg
- Stage 3: 2,200 kg
- Lift-off thrust: 1,020,000 N
- Payload to LEO: 300 kg
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