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China’s Long-March 8 Maiden Launch Successfully Completed

December 22, 2020

China’s new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province on December 22, 2020. Launch photo is courtesy of Xinhua/Zhang Liyun.

China’s new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, sending five satellites into planned orbit, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

Launch photo is courtesy of Xinhua.

The rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China’s island province of Hainan at 12:37 p.m. (Beijing Time).

The Long March-8 rocket has a total length of 50.3 meters, with a takeoff mass of 356 tons and can carry a payload of at least 4.5 tons to SSO at an altitude of 700 km.

The rocket fills the gap in China’s launch capability to SSO from 3 to 4.5 tons and, according to CNSA, is of great significance for accelerating the upgrading of launch vehicles.

Launch photo is courtesy of Xinhua.

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Filed Under: Government, Launch, Launch Vehicle, SmallSat

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