New reports claim that China has recently completed the development phase of a super rocket which could be used for the country's future space exploration. The new rocket system can be used as a main launcher for China's future space missions, especially its planned manned lunar exploration in 2031.

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The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology confirmed on Saturday that the newly developed rocket has a big potential to be used for manned lunar explorations and unmanned exploration missions to the planet Mars.

In a press statement, a China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology representative said, "If all goes to plan, the first launch could be achieved within 15 years."

In similar news, China successfully launched its new rocket, the Long March 7. The new rocket is the latest to be added to the country's growing fleet of launch vehicles. The rocket was successfully launched into orbit from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center located in Hainan.

The Long March 7 features a new class of booster that is capable of lifting up to 13.5 metric tons of payload into a low-earth orbit. The Long March 7's payload was a dummy version of the project's next-generation crew capsule, as well as some CubeSats that are to be used for space research.

Many field experts consider the latest Long March 7 as a major breakthrough for China's rapidly growing space and rocket program. The launch also marks the debut of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, which is located at China's southernmost point. Chinese scientists picked Hainan as the location of its latest rocket launch because it is near the equator, an area where it is easier to launch satellites into geostationary orbits.

The Long March 7 stands 53 meters and is fueled by kerosene and liquid oxygen, instead of the rather dangerous hypergolic fuels. The rocket is part of China's ongoing effort to build and service a new space station, which the country expects to be operational as early as 2022.

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