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Zhongxing 7

Long March 3China Aerospace CorporationLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Sunday, August 18, 1996 · 10:27 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Long March 3

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The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their...

Height67.4 m
LEO Payload18,000 kg
Launches582
Successes567

Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

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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...

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

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

LAUNCH SITE
28.247°N, 102.029°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.