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Dec. 22, 2020
Long March-8 first launch
The first Long March-8 launch vehicle (Long March-8 Y1) was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center Hainan Province, China, on 22 December 2020, at 04:37 UTC (12:37 local time). Long March-8 is a new “low-cost commercial medium launch vehicle” developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
Long March-8 first launch
According to CNSA, Long March-8 has a payload capacity of over 4.5 tonnes to a 700 km altitude sun-synchronous orbit and 2.8 tons to geostationary transfer orbit. On its first launch, Long March-8 sent five satellites into their planned orbits.
Long March-8 will be reusable
The Long March-8 launch vehicle will be reusable, according to Song Zhengyu, chief designer of the Long March-8 rocket.
The Long March-8 launch vehicle will be reusable
The first launch of the Long March-8 launch vehicle (Long March-8 Y1) took place from the Wenchang Space Launch Center Hainan Province, China, on 22 December 2020, at 04:37 UTC (12:37 local time).
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