Long March 1
The Long March 1, also known as the Changzheng-1 , was the first member of China's Long March rocket family.
History
Development started in January 1965 as the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry issued a design task. The two stage liquid fueled DF-4 was modified by adding a third stage in order to make it to the desired orbit. Long March 1's second flight launched China's first satellite Dong Fang Hong 1 to space on April 24, 1970. The rocket was operational during 1970–1971. Wang Xiji was the chief designer of the rocket.| Date and time | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Function | Decay | Outcome | Notes |
| 24 April 1970 13:35 |  Jiuquan LA-2A | Dong Fang Hong 1 | LEO | Test satellite | First satellite launched by China. | ||
| 3 March 1971 12:15 | Jiuquan LA-2A | Shi Jian 1 | LEO | Technology | 17 June 1979 |