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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-30

China's Wenchang Space Launch Site Completes Its 50th Launch Mission

中国文昌航天发射场完成五十次发射任务

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Source outletPLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date2026-07-30
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中国文昌航天发射场完成五十次发射任务 新一代大推力运载火箭高稳定高密度发射常态化 新华社海南文昌7月29日电 (徐斌如、崔婉莹)7月29日,长征七号改运载火箭成功将天链三号01卫星送入预定轨道。 这是中国文昌航天发射场建成后圆满完成的第50次发射任务,表明我国新一代大推力运载火箭的高稳定、高密度发射实现常态化。 文昌航天发射场是我国自主设计建设的第一座绿色生态环保的现代化新型航天发射场,目前拥有3个多射向、全天候、大吨位发射工位,具有纬度低、射向范围宽、运载效能高、运输限制少、落区安全性好等特点。 2016年,文昌航天发射场正式投入使用。同年6月25日,长征七号运载火箭在此点火起飞,发射场首次发射获得圆满成功。10年来,天问一号问鼎苍穹,嫦娥五号、嫦娥六号两度奔月,天和、问天、梦天舱和十艘天舟货运飞船从这里启程……文昌航天发射场年发射量稳步提升,实现了中国航天的多次历史性突破。 一次次任务圆满成功的背后,是文昌航天发射场测试发射能力的不断提升——技术团队不断优化测试发射流程,缩短火箭测试周期,实现火箭进场到发射的“快速周转”;加紧拓展建设,形成“三工位并行”格局;实现以远程集中操控、装备智能运维、智能管控等为代表的智慧应用。 针对海南高温高湿高盐雾、台风多发等自然环境特点,近年来,文昌航天人逐项破解塔架设备防腐、零窗口发射、大流量低温推进剂加注、多型号发射任务统筹并行等技术难点,使发射场具备了高稳定、常态化的新一代大推力运载火箭高密度发射能力。 根据计划,文昌航天发射场今年将执行嫦娥七号任务,未来还将承担载人登月、重型火箭首飞等重大任务,为载人登月、深空探测、行星探测、空间站应用与发展、低轨互联网星座组网等提供强有力支撑。

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The Wenchang Space Launch Site completed its 50th launch mission on July 29 with a Long March 7A delivering the Tianlian-3 01 satellite to orbit, ten years after the site opened in 2016. The article documents the institutional normalization of what it calls 快速周转 (rapid turnaround) and 三工位并行 (three-pad parallel operations), framing these as solved engineering problems rather than aspirational goals. Upcoming missions listed — Chang'e-7 this year, crewed lunar landing, and a heavy-lift rocket maiden flight — confirm the site's centrality to China's near-term deep-space and lunar program, though no launch dates for those missions are given.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国文昌航天发射场完成五十次发射任务." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-30. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476600.html.

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