Long March 8 | XJY-7 & others
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 22, 2020, 4:37 a.m. - Dec. 22, 2020, 4:37 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 22, 2020, 4:37 a.m. - Dec. 22, 2020, 4:37 a.m.
XJY-7 is an undisclosed Chinese government payload for the first launch of Long March 8
Launch was successful
New launch time confirmed.
Unofficial reports of weather related scrub.
Found related NOTAM; refined launch window. (A2908/20)
Long March 8 (Chinese: 长征八号运载火箭) is an orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to launch up to 5000 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The rocket is based on the Long March 7 with its first stage and 2 out of its 4 boosters, along with the existing liquid hydrogen burning 3rd stage of the Long March 3A/3B/3C and 7A as its 2nd stage. A "Core Only" version omitting the boosters is also available.
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 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.
INFO WIKI
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