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CZ-5 Space Launch Vehicle

In the long-term the PRC has expressed the need to develop a much larger LEO payload capacity: on the order of 25 metric tons. Such a capability is consistent with future plans for manned space systems, including a potential space station.

Sources and Resources

Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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