KT-2A
KT-2 & KT-2A
All-solid orbital launch vehicle. Year: 2010. Family: Long March. Country: China. Status: Development ended 2002. Article Number: SLV-2A. Manufacturer's Designation: Kaituozhe-2A.

Heavy all-solid propellant Chinese launch vehicle. Model first displayed at Wuzhai in the fall of 2002. Consists of two parallel first-stage booster motors derived new the first stage motor of the KT-1, a larger-diameter core second stage motor like that of the KT-2, a new larger-diameter third stage motor, and an enormous new fairing. All figures are rough estimates.

Manufacturer: Space Solid Fuel Rocket Carrier Co Ltd. LEO Payload: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). to: 500 km Orbit. at: 98.00 degrees. Total Mass: 80,000 kg (176,000 lb). Core Diameter: 2.70 m (8.80 ft). Total Length: 30.00 m (98.00 ft). Span: 6.70 m (21.90 ft).

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