The Long March 11 (), or Chang Zheng 11 as in

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, abbreviated LM-11 for export or CZ-11 within China (and designated 11H when launched from sea), is a Chinese four stage

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of the Long March family, which is developed by the

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. It was designed with the ability to launch on short notice and it can launch from road vehicles (CZ-11) and ships (CZ-11H). It is likely based on the

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missile. The vehicle can be cold launched from a launch tube mounted on a road mobile vehicle. The maiden flight of the Long March 11 occurred on 25 September 2015. The first sea launch occurred on 5 June 2019, from a converted barge stationed in the

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. Fifteen launches have been made , four of them from sea.

Launch Statistics

List of launches

References

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