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Feng Bao 1

8FLIGHTS
50%SUCCESS
4FAILURES
1STREAK
Aug 1972FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT33 m
DIAMETER3.35 m
LAUNCH MASS191 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST3,000 kN
STAGES2

The Feng Bao 1 was a Chinese carrier rocket launched between 1972 and 1981. It was replaced by the nearly identical Long March 2, which had been developed at the same time for political reasons related to China’s Cultural Revolution.

2,500 kg
TO LEO
5,513 lbs
3,000
KILONEWTONS
674,427
POUNDS-FORCE
~4,023
HORSEPOWER
Height33 m (108 ft)
Diameter3.35 m (11 ft)
Launch Mass191 kg (421 lbs)
Stages2