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Test Stand VII
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<p>Test Stand VII was the principal <a href="/facts/V-2_rocket/8WHk8jsw">V-2 rocket</a> testing facility at <a href="/facts/Peenem%C3%BCnde_Airfield/mR5zMH3g">Peenemünde Airfield</a> and was capable of static firing rocket motors with up to 200 tons of thrust. Notable events at the site include the <a href="/facts/List_of_V-2_test_launches/r0P7m2J8">first successful V-2 launch</a> on 3 October 1942, visits by German military leaders, and Allied reconnaissance overflights and bombing. </p>