Long March 7 / YZ-1A | Development Flight 1

Name: Long March 7 / YZ-1A | Development Flight 1
Start: 2016-06-25T12:00:07Z
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Status: Success | Launched: Jun 25, 2016 12:00 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (Government)
Rocket: Long March 7/YZ-1A — Long March family

Mission

Inaugural flight of the Long March 7 (LM-7 for export or CZ-7 within China) This mission will test the rocket itself and a smaller version of a future next generation manned capsule

Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: 201
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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