(en-US) Andrew Jones, « China could shift to fully reusable super heavy-launcher in wake of Starship », sur SpaceNews, (consulté le ) : « While various figures have been published, the original, expendable Long March 9 is expected to be around 103 meters long, feature a 10-meter-diameter core and have a mass at liftoff of 4,140 metric tons, and be capable of lifting 140 tons to Low Earth orbit or 50 tons to trans-lunar injection. »