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31: 84: 211:, the rocket that launched China's first satellite. After their success with T-7, Wang Xiji and his team were transferred to Beijing and Wang was appointed the chief designer of the Long March 1. He again collaborated with Yang Nansheng, and the Long March 1 successfully launched the 195:
for the full-scale T-7, which was successfully launched on 13 September 1960. After several further test launches, including a few failures, the rocket reached the design altitude of 58 kilometres (36 mi) on 23 November 1961. Its designed payload was 25 kilograms (55 lb).
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The T-7 was designed to carry a payload of 25 kilograms (55 lb) to an altitude of 58 kilometres (36 mi). It had a length of 8 metres (26 ft), a launch weight of 1,138 kilograms (2,509 lb) and a diameter of 45 centimetres (18 in).
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of the Shanghai Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was the chief designer. Twenty-four T-7 rockets were launched between 1960 and 1965, and it was retired after a final launch in 1969.
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After a failed first launch in January 1960, the second launch on 19 February 1960 was successful. This small-scale test rocket, dubbed the T7-M, was China's first
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24 T-7 rockets were launched in total from 1960 to 1965, including nine carrying meteorological payloads. The rocket was retired after a final launch in 1969.
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The development team worked with severe shortages of technical experience, funds, and equipment. They often worked in hunger as China was in the midst of the
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The institute had very few experienced scientists. Other than Wang and Yang, there were only two visiting professors,
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was appointed deputy director of the institute in charge of the overall program including the launch site.
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The experience gained from developing the T-7 contributed greatly to the development of the
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calculation could take more than forty days. The launch site, located at
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as the team did not have an electronic computer, and a single
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In 1958, China started its satellite program and tasked the
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Shanghai Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
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with the development of rockets for satellite launches.
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T-7M

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Shanghai Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Wang Xiji
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Yang Nansheng
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Bian Yingui
Li Minhua
Great Famine
mechanical computers
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Nanhui County
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sounding rocket
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