China’s New Carrier Rocket Features New Technologies

As China’s next generation of carrier rocket, the Long March-7 is readying itself in the country’s southernmost island province of Hainan, waiting for the launch window predicted for later this month. Though not obviously larger in size than its Long March siblings, the carrying capacity of the Long March-7 has increased by a large margin. “Our rocket carrying capacity for lower orbits used to be between 8 and 9 tons; the Long March-7 now has a carrying capacity of up to 14 tons. From 8 to 14 tons.