Launches / Long March 7
Long March 7, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
This was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 18th launch of 2026, and its 588th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 107th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from 201.
Ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.
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.
10 flights, 10 of them successful.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
612 launches so far, 596 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
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