China debuted the new Long March-8 – Chang Zheng-8 – launch vehicle out of Wenchang on Tuesday. This vehicle marks China’s move towards a reusable launch vehicle, with the recovery of the first stage and side boosters planned for a latter variant.
Loaded with a cargo of satellites, the first (Y1) Long March-8 (LM-8) was successfully launched at 04:37 UTC from the LC201 Launch Complex at the Wenchang Space Launch Center.