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Long March family

Long March 7A

ActiveChinaChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSpec: A
Flights flown18
Success rate88.9%16/18
Maiden flight2020-03-16
Peak year20256 flights

Long March 7A is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 16 March 2020.

Flight record

18 records
88.9% success rate16 of 18 flown · 2 failed
2020peak 2025 · 6 flights2026
First flight2020-03-16
Latest flight2026-08-10
Failures2
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround12d 12m

Vehicle

A spec
Maiden flight2020-03-16

Pads used

1 pad
20118

Orbits delivered

3 orbits
Geostationary Transfer Orbit15Medium Earth Orbit2Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit1

Launch history

18 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2026-08-10Long March 7A | ChinaSat 4B201Geostationary Transfer OrbitFailure
2026-07-29Long March 7A | Tianlian 3-01201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2026-06-23Long March 7A | TJSW-26A201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2026-05-26Long March 7A | TJSW-24201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2025-12-30Long March 7A | Shijian 29 A-B201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2025-11-30Long March 7A | Shijian 28201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2025-11-03Long March 7A | Yaogan 46201Medium Earth OrbitSuccess
2025-09-09Long March 7A | Yaogan 45201Medium Earth OrbitSuccess
2025-05-20Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3B201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2025-03-29Long March 7A | TJSW-16201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2024-08-22Long March 7A | ChinaSat 4A201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2024-06-29Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3A201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2023-11-03Long March 7A | TJSW-10201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2023-01-08Long March 7A | Shijian 23201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2022-09-13Long March 7A | ChinaSat 1E201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2021-12-23Long March 7A | Shiyan 12-01 & 02201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2021-03-11Long March 7A | Shiyan 9 (XJY-6-02)201Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2020-03-16Long March 7A | TJS-6 (Maiden Flight)201Geosynchronous Transfer OrbitFailure

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.