from Google AI:
The Long March 10B (CZ-10B) is a medium-lift, partially reusable two-stage rocket operated by Chinarocket Co., Ltd., a commercial subsidiary of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). On July 10, 2026, the rocket made global history during its maiden flight. It successfully delivered its satellite payload into orbit and accomplished China's first-ever successful recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster.
The Historic Net-Based Recovery System
Unlike the vertical ground and autonomous drone ship landings pioneered by companies like SpaceX, the Long March 10B utilizes a world-first marine net-capture system.Rocket Specifications & Design
- The Mechanism: Instead of deploying heavy landing legs, the first-stage booster is built with structural "landing hooks" near its top.
- The Ship: After separating from the second stage, the booster performed a controlled, propulsive descent downrange onto a specialized floating platform named the LingHangZhe (Navigator).
- The Catch: Tensioned, moving cables on the ship's structural frame automatically adjusted to snare the rocket's hooks, absorbing its remaining energy for a soft landing.
- The Advantage: Catching the booster via wires avoids the severe stress of a hard structural landing and eliminates the heavy weight and aerodynamic drag of traditional landing legs.
According to official details tracked on platforms like Next Spaceflight, the Long March 10B is structured as a mixed-propellant vehicle:Strategic Purpose & Future Plans
- Dimensions: Measures 63 meters in height and 5 meters in diameter.
- First Stage: Inherited directly from the crewed Long March 10A. It is powered by seven YF-100K staged-combustion engines burning kerosene and liquid oxygen (kerolox), outputting roughly 8,700 kilonewtons of thrust.
- Second Stage: Powered by a single YF-219 engine utilizing liquid methane and liquid oxygen (methalox). This marked the first flight test of this specific engine.
- Payload Capacity: Capable of lofting at least 16 metric tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in its reusable configuration.
The development of the Long March 10B serves two primary strategic goals for China's expanding space program:State media reported that the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is already inspecting the recovered first stage with plans to re-fly the exact same booster before the end of 2026.
- Commercial Competitiveness: Designed to provide highly cost-effective, routine launch services for commercial satellite constellations.
- Lunar Program Precursor: It acts as the "younger sibling" to the crewed Long March 10A. Flight data gathered by the 10B directly validates the recovery, guidance, and engine technologies needed for the heavier, three-core Long March 10. The main Long March 10 is central to China's objective of landing astronauts on the Moon by 2030.
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The rise of Chinese superiority
Have you seen Elon's factory?
Nope, no desire.l
That's why you'll remain ignorant. :(
I studied shipbuilding during WWII. Elon's perfected it.
The Chinese have a 1-off. Elon has a 1-a-day-off.
China’s Long March rocket production capacity can sustain an output of approximately 50 to 60+ rockets annually across its various active variants. This capacity is anchored by specialized facilities such as the Hainan assembly plant, which alone can produce 50 Long March 8 rockets per year, and a dedicated manufacturing base targeting an annual scale of 25 Long March 8 vehicles.
The capabilities of the major Long March variants include:
Long March 5 (Heavy-Lift): Delivers up to 25 metric tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and 14 metric tons to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).Long March 8 & 12: Medium-lift vehicles (5 to 12 metric tons to LEO) designed for rapid production and commercial competitiveness.
Long March 10B (Super-Heavy/Reusable): Features a 16 metric ton LEO payload in reusable mode and recently achieved historic sea-based booster recovery.
Long March 9 (Super-Heavy): A massive future-generation rocket in development for deep-space and lunar missions, with dedicated manufacturing infrastructure currently underway.
Believe yout own stories. Fine by me. History WILL prove you and MAGAt land bulls**t wrong.
25 tons vs....
SpaceX's Starship is designed to carry between 100 and 150 metric tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in its baseline fully reusable configuration. When operating in an expendable mode, this payload capacity increases significantly, allowing the rocket to lift up to 250 to 300 metric tons to orbit.
...orders of magnitude.
Elon's Part Maudite? A Mars colony.
Lessy-commie praizing China-commies
Yawn
Spoken like an ignorant stupid idiot that serves the purpose of destroying truth.
Bit hey, each to their own. Right buckio?
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