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Long March-8 makes maiden flight
长征八号火箭首飞成功
China's new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending five satellites into planned orbit, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan at 12:37 pm.
国家航天局消息，12月22日12时37分，我国的新型中型运载火箭长征八号首次飞行试验在海南文昌航天发射场顺利实施，以“一箭五星”的方式成功将5颗卫星送入预定轨道。
The Long March-8 rocket has a total length of 50.3 meters, with a takeoff mass of 356 ton. It can carry a payload of at least 4.5 ton to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km.
长征八号运载火箭全长约50.3米，起飞质量约356吨，700公里太阳同步轨道运载能力不小于4.5吨。
The rocket fills the gap in China's launch capability to the sun-synchronous orbit from 3 ton to 4.5 ton, and is of great significance for accelerating the upgrading of launch vehicles, according to the CNSA.
国家航天局表示，长征八号填补了我国太阳同步轨道3吨至4.5吨运载能力空白，对加速推进运载火箭升级换代具有重要意义。
