Long March 7 | Tianzhou-2
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
May 29, 2021, 12:30 p.m. - May 29, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
May 29, 2021, 12:30 p.m. - May 29, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
First cargo delivery mission to the Chinese large modular space station.
Launch success.
Set GO per marine space closure notice.
Possible new launch date.
Practically another scrub with pad not opening up in time for launch window and various sources hinting. No official confirmation unfortunately.
Launch rescheduled.
The Long March 7 is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST). It made its inaugural flight on 25 June 2016 and is used to launch Tianzhou resupply spacecraft to the Chinese Space Station.
Second operational Tianzhou spacecraft. First spacecraft to dock with the Chinese Space Station.
Tianzhou DetailsThe 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 manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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