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Long March 5B | Maiden Flight

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation101 — Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Maiden Flight
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

This is the maiden flight of Long March 5B rocket, which is to be used for delivering modules for China's new space station. This launch is also the first test flight for China's new generation crewed spacecraft.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Long March 5B
Family
Long March
Variant
B
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type
Government
Country
CHN

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launch site

Pad
101
Location
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Country
CHN
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai