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CZ-NGLV-500
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Gross Mass: 175,000 kg (385,000 lb). Empty Mass: 17,000 kg (37,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 1,399.990 kN (314,730 lbf). Isp: 432 sec. Burn time: 480 sec. Propellants: Lox/LH2. Isp(sl): 333 sec. Diameter: 5.00 m (16.40 ft). Span: 5.00 m (16.40 ft). Length: 31.00 m (101.00 ft). Country: China. No Engines: 2. Engine: YF-50t. Status: In development. First Flight: 2008. From top to bottom the 5-m Chinese new generation launch vehicle consists of a 117.3 cubic meter liquid oxygen tank, an intertank section, a 350.7 cubic meter liquid hydrogen tank, and an engine section with two gimballed LOX /LH2 engines of 660 kN vacuum thrust each. The hydrogen tank is pressurised using hydrogen bled from the engine and helium is used to pressurise the oxygen tank.
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