Long March 1
The Long March 1, also known as the Changzheng-1, was the first member of China's Long [March 1 (rocket family)|Long March rocket family]. Like the U.S.'s and the Soviet Union's first rockets, it was based on a class of ballistic missiles, namely the DF-4 class.
History
Development started in January 1965 as the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building issued a design task. The two stage liquid fueled DF-4 was modified by adding a third stage in order to reach the desired orbit. Long March 1's first flight launched China's first satellite Dong Fang Hong 1 to space on 24 April 1970. The rocket was operational during 1970–1971. Wang Xiji was the chief designer of the rocket.Launch history
| Date and time | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Function | Decay | Outcome | Notes |
| 24 April 1970 13:35 |  |