Maiden Flight of Long March 7--The New Generation Medium Launch Vehicle in China  

作　　者：WANG Xiaojun FAN Ruixiang CHENG Tangming XU Lijie YANG Haoliang 

机构地区：[1]China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology,Beijing 100076 [2]Beijing Institute of Astronautical Systems Engineering,Beijing 100076

出　　处：《Aerospace China》2016年第3期12-18,共7页中国航天（英文版）

摘　　要：On June 25, 2016, the Long March 7(LM-7) launch vehicle completed its maiden flight successfully. LM-7, as a new generation of medium and basic launch vehicle based on the design concepts of non-toxic and nonpolluting, was developed for the purpose of launching a cargo spacecraft to the Chinese space station. Based on the experience on launching cargo spacecraft and satellites, LM-7 can be adapted for mainstream satellite launch missions in the future with its characteristics of serialization and continuous optimization. LM-7 is expected to be used to launch manned spacecraft in the future. This paper presents a general review of LM-7 with regard to the general scheme and provides references for the development prospects of a medium launch vehicle series in China.On June 25, 2016, the Long March 7（LM-7） launch vehicle completed its maiden flight successfully. LM-7, as a new generation of medium and basic launch vehicle based on the design concepts of non-toxic and nonpolluting, was developed for the purpose of launching a cargo spacecraft to the Chinese space station. Based on the experience on launching cargo spacecraft and satellites, LM-7 can be adapted for mainstream satellite launch missions in the future with its characteristics of serialization and continuous optimization. LM-7 is expected to be used to launch manned spacecraft in the future. This paper presents a general review of LM-7 with regard to the general scheme and provides references for the development prospects of a medium launch vehicle series in China.

关 键 词：New generation medium launch vehicle General scheme Development prospects 

分 类 号：V475.1[航空宇航科学与技术—飞行器设计] V217.3