CALT / CASC

CZ -2E CZ -2F/SZ CZ -2F/TG

Overall
Vehicle

Operational from 16.07.1990 19.11.1999 29.09.2011
  to 28.12.1995 31.10.2011  
Orbital flights   7 8 1
Payload weight t GTO 3.50 Shenzhou 7.85 Tian Gong 8.50
Gross liftoff weight t 462.05 472.80 472.80
Gross propellant weight t 425.37 430.14 430.14
Total length m 49.73 58.33 ~52.00
Max. diameter (span) m ? ? ?
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 5,923 5,923 5,923
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 1,190.0 1,202.8 1,202.8

Fairing

Total length (+adapter, LES) m 10.50/12.00 19.11 ~12.78
Diameter m 4.20 3.60 3.80
Total weight t 1.80/2.00 ~4.00 ~3.35
Stage 3

Name

  EPKM    

 

Length m 3.10 (2.79)    
Diameter m 1.70
Liftoff weight t 6.001
Propellant weight t 5.444
Engines   SpaB-170 (=FG-46)
Propellant   solid HTPB
Total thrust (vac) kN 179.2
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2864
Burn time s 87
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 15.6
Stage 2

Name

       

 

Length (+adapter) m 15.51 15.51 15.51
Diameter m 3.35 3.35 3.35
Liftoff weight t 91.78 93.15 93.15
Propellant weight t 84.78 86.15 86.15
Engines   YF-26 ? l.n. YF-26 ? l.n. YF-26 ? l.n.
Propellant   UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4
Total thrust (vac) kN 784.5 (+47.2) 784.5 (+47.2) 784.5 (+47.2)
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2971 2971 2971
Burn time s 296 (413) 301 (413) 301 (413)
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 251.5 255.6 255.6

Stage 1

Name        

 

Length m 23.72 23.72 23.72
Diameter m 3.35 3.35 3.35
Liftoff weight t 195.10 197.31 197.31
Propellant weight t 184.07 186.31 186.31
Engines   YF-21B  (4) YF-21B/21C  (4) YF-21B/21C  (4)
Propellant   UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 2,961.6 2,961.6 2,961.6
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2556 2556 2556
Burn time s 158.9 161 161
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 506.9 513.0 513.0

Booster

Name   4 LRB 4 LRB 4 LRB

 

Length m 15.33 15.33 15.33
Diameter m 2.25 2.25 2.25
Liftoff weight t 163.87 170.48 170.48
Propellant weight t 151.08 157.68 157.68
Engines   YF-25 YF-25 YF-25
Propellant   UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 2,961.6 2,961.6 2,961.6
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2556 2556 2556
Burn time s 130.5 136 136
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 416.0 434.2 434.2