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CZ-NGLV-500

Stage · China

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LOx/LH2 propellant rocket stage. 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 gimbaled LOX /LH2 engines of 660 kN vacuum thrust each. The hydrogen tank is pressurized using hydrogen bled from the engine and helium is used to pressurize the oxygen tank.

No Engines: 2.

Country
China
Engines
YF-50t
Propellants
Lox/LH2