The Long March 7, or Chang Zheng 7 in pinyin, abbreviated LM-7 for export or CZ-7 within China, originally Long March 2F/H or Chang Zheng 2F/H, nicknamed Bingjian, is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST). It made its inaugural flight on 25 June 2016.
Designed as a replacement of the Long March 2F, Long March 7 and its variants was expected to be the workhorse of the fleet, projected to account for around 70% of all Chinese launches. Long March 7 plays a critical role in the Chinese Space Station program: it is used to launch the Tianzhou robotic cargo and resupply spacecrafts to the station. The rocket was intended to replace the Long March 2F as China's crew-rated launch vehicle in the future, although by 2023 this role has apparently been taken over by the under-development Long March 10 and Long March 10A.
Since 2020, in addition to the base Long March 7 configuration, there is the Long March 7A (CZ-7A etc.) variant which differs from the base CZ-7 by the addition of a liquid hydrogen-liquid oxygen third stage inherited from the third stage of the Long March 3B. The rocket has also been developed into the Long March 8.
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 1.2.109.0
- Price: $79,162k
- Number of Parts: 636
- Dimensions: 53 m x 8 m x 8 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 13.1km/s
- Total Thrust: 8.6MN
- Engines: 10
- Wet Mass: 5.73E+5kg
- Dry Mass: 71,774kg
STAGES
Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
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1 | 4 | 2.3km/s | 5.2MN | 3.1m | 5.73E+5kg |
2 | 2 | 1.0km/s | 2.6MN | 3.3m | 5.73E+5kg |
5 | 4 | 9.8km/s | 704kN | 6.8m | 91,710kg |
REQUIRED MODS
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