Classified mission from Wenchang carrying the Communication Technology Demonstrator 26A satellite toward geostationary transfer orbit; the 16th Long March 7A flight and the vehicle's first classified GTO mission since a January 2026 failure.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 16th
- of 18 Long March 7A flights
- Date and time
- 23 June 2026, 02:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Long March 7A
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2026-144
- Launches in 2026
- 150th of 243
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