Second Long March 7 Version Fails On First Flight

Models of Long March 7A (center), Long March 5B (left) and Long March 6A (right) at Airshow China, Zhuhai, in 2018.
Credit: Bradley Perrett/AW&ST
BEIJING—The first flight of the second version of the Long March 7 medium-heavy space launcher has failed, state media reported. The payload was a satellite, presumably military, called New Technology Verification 6. The new rocket version, Long March 7A, is intended to loft satellites to...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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