Long March 7A
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
March 16, 2020
Description
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Long March 7A
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Geostationary Transfer
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
CASC 1999The 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.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Long March 7A | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
TBD March, 2026
Long March 7A | Shijian 29 A-B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Dec. 30, 2025, 10:40 p.m.
Long March 7A | Shijian 28
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Nov. 30, 2025, 12:20 p.m.
Long March 7A | Yaogan 46
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Nov. 3, 2025, 3:47 a.m.
Long March 7A | Yaogan 45
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Sept. 9, 2025, 2 a.m.
Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
May 20, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Long March 7A | TJSW-16
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
March 29, 2025, 4:05 p.m.
Long March 7A | ChinaSat 4A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Aug. 22, 2024, 12:25 p.m.
Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
June 29, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Long March 7A | TJSW-10
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Nov. 3, 2023, 2:54 p.m.
Long March 7A | Shijian 23
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Jan. 8, 2023, 10 p.m.
Long March 7A | ChinaSat 1E
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Sept. 13, 2022, 1:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Note: provisional information based on satellite naming The FH 2 (Feng Huo 2) series are reportedly the second generation of chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-4 Bus.
Geostationary Transfer OrbitLong March 7A | Shiyan 12-01 & 02
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Dec. 23, 2021, 10:12 a.m.
Long March 7A | Shiyan 9 (XJY-6-02)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
March 11, 2021, 5:51 p.m.
Long March 7A | TJS-6 (Maiden Flight)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | ChinaWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
March 16, 2020, 1:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
This is the first flight of the Long March 7A which is a new configuration of the Long March 7 launch vehicle. The difference is that 7A variant includes an additional third stage, allowing the rocket to perform GTO launches. This is also the first mission out of Wenchang cosmodrome in 2020.
Geosynchronous Transfer OrbitKuaizhou 11
8 satellites
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Long March 6A
Yaogan 50-02
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThe Yaogan 50-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-48
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-31
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2D
Shiyan 30 03-04
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaA pair of Chinese satellites reported to be for "Earth observation technological testing and validation" purposes. Actual usage not known.
