Long March 7
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Long March 7 is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle designed primarily to deliver cargo spacecraft and components for China’s crewed space program into orbit.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-lift launch vehicle
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| boosterEngineType | YF-100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | two-stage core with strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| coreStageEngineType | YF-100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentGoal | use of non-toxic, non-hypergolic propellants ⓘ |
| fairingDiameter | about 4.2 m ⓘ |
| familyVariant | Long March 7A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2016-06-25 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPayload | Yuanzheng-1A upper stage and small satellites ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellant | kerosene (RP-1) and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene ⓘ |
| intendedOrbit |
low Earth orbit
ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| isExpendable | true ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | inclinations suitable from Wenchang coastal site ⓘ |
| launchPad | Launch Complex 201 at Wenchang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleRole | replacement for some Long March 2F and Long March 3 series missions ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalDesignation | CZ-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Long March 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf | Long March rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | approximately 13,500 kg ⓘ |
| payloadToSSO | approximately 5,500–7,000 kg ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
cargo resupply to Chinese space station
ⓘ
launch of Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid ⓘ |
| secondStageEngineType | YF-115 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondStagePropellant | kerosene (RP-1) and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| strapOnBoosters | 4 ⓘ |
| successfullyLaunchedSpacecraft |
Tianzhou-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tianzhou-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhou-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhou-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhou-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhou-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier hypergolic Long March cargo launchers ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chinese space station logistics program ⓘ |
| usedFor | China’s crewed space program ⓘ |
| usedForSpaceStation | Tiangong space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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