Manifest / 01Go
Chang'e 7
Long March 5
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Pad101
DateAug 24, 2026
PrecisionAbout 12:05 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
T– about 1d 11hWindow opens 12:00 AM UTC
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Failure
Zhongxing 7
Long March 3China Aerospace CorporationLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Sunday, August 18, 1996 · 10:27 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
ChinaSat 7 or ZX 7 (Zhongxing 7) is a Hughes HS-376 model geostationary telecommunications satellite built for the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation (ChinaSat). It was the first satellite ChinaSat had ordered from a western spacecraft contractor, Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., known today as Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.
PayloadZhongxing 7
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerChina Aerospace Corporation
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.247°N
- Longitude
- 102.029°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:27 AM UTC - 10:27 AM UTC
Provider
China Aerospace Corporation
Profile →CHN • Founded 1999
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
