the launch site rehearsal mission was successfully completed, and the new rocket long march 8a will make its maiden flight at the end of the year
2024-09-09
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on september 4, the long march 8a carrier rocket, a new rocket developed by the first academy of china aerospace science and technology corporation, successfully completed its launch site rehearsal mission at the no. 1 launch site of the hainan commercial space launch center. it is scheduled to make its maiden flight at the end of this year.
the joint training officially started in mid-august, and the joint training refueling work was completed on september 3. on september 4, the joint training arrow was lowered from the tower and transferred from the launch area to the final assembly and test plant, and the joint training mission was successfully completed. according to reports, this joint training adopted a new test and launch mode - the improved three-vertical test and launch mode, that is, the rocket body was transferred from the hainan final assembly and test plant to the launch area in a vertical state with three modules: the core first stage booster assembly, the core second stage, and the satellite cover assembly, and then the hoisting and docking of each module was completed in the launch area.
in addition, in this joint training mission, the coordination and matching of the long march 8a rocket and the launch site system were well verified, and the coordination and matching of the 5.2-meter fairing satellite-rocket joint operation with the launch site also passed the assessment smoothly. the joint training achieved the expected purpose and laid a good foundation for the formal flight mission.
the long march 8a is an improved version of the long march 8 rocket. it has a greater carrying capacity, with a carrying capacity of 7 tons in the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit. it is equipped with a 5.2-meter diameter fairing and has better mission adaptability, providing important support for large-scale constellation networking missions.
(source: cctv news)
