KT-2
KT-2 & KT-2A
All-solid orbital launch vehicle. Year: 2008. Family: Long March. Country: China. Status: Development ended 2002. Article Number: SLV-2. Manufacturer's Designation: Kaituozhe-2.

Intermediate all-solid propellant Chinese launch vehicle. Model first displayed at Wuzhai in the fall of 2002. Evidently consists of new large diameter first stage motor, topped by the first two stages of the basic KT-1 vehicle. All figures are rough estimates.

Manufacturer: Space Solid Fuel Rocket Carrier Co Ltd. LEO Payload: 800 kg (1,760 lb). to: 500 km Orbit. at: 98.00 degrees. Total Mass: 40,000 kg (88,000 lb). Core Diameter: 2.70 m (8.80 ft). Total Length: 35.00 m (114.00 ft).

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