China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · RETIRED
Long March 4A is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 41.9 m tall, lifts 4,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 6 September 1988. It has flown 2 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height41.9 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO4,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight6 September 1988
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights2
Successful2
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantA
About Long March 4A
The Long March 4A was a chinese orbital carrier rocket. Its three stages were only used twice, both successfully.
