Long March 7A

CZ-7A

Mission Profile

The Long March 7A (CZ-7A) is a three-stage Chinese launch vehicle in the Long March 6,7,8 family, an upgraded variant of the Long March 7 with a cryogenic hydrogen/oxygen third stage for geostationary transfer orbit capability. Standing 60.1 m tall with a 3.4 m core diameter and a liftoff mass of 573 tonnes, it generates 7,200 kN of liftoff thrust and can deliver 7,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. First flying in March 2020, the Long March 7A is being positioned as a next-generation GTO workhorse to supplement and eventually replace the Long March 3B for China's high-orbit satellite programmes.