长征五号
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 10 |
| 2027 | 0 | 10 |
| 2028 | 0 | 10 |
| 2029 | 0 | 10 |
| 2030 | 0 | 10 |
| 2031 | 0 | 10 |
| 2032 | 0 | 10 |
| 2033 | 0 | 10 |
| 2034 | 0 | 10 |
| 2035 | 0 | 10 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long March 5 | LEO | 25,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 5 page |
Long March 5B | LEO | 25,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CASC / SpaceChina Long March 5B page |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Long March 5 | Not stated | 11 | Active |
Long March 5B | Not stated | 7 | Active |
| 2036 | 0 | 10 |
| 2037 | 0 | 10 |
| 2038 | 0 | 10 |
| 2039 | 0 | 10 |
| 2040 | 0 | 10 |
| 2041 | 0 | 10 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2027 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2028 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2029 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2030 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2031 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2032 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2033 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2034 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2035 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2036 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2037 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2038 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2039 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2040 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
| 2041 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 10 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
Long March 5 | SSO | 15,000 kg | 700 km | Unknown | Chinese Long March 5 secondary reference |
Long March 5B | SSO | 15,000 kg | 700 km | Unknown | Chinese Long March 5 family page |
Long March 5 | GTO | 14,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 5 page |
Long March 5B |
| Aug 13, 2025 |
| WHDW 03 | Long March 5B | Apr 28, 2025 |
| WHDW 01 | Long March 5B | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Chang'e-6 | Long March 5 | May 3, 2024 |
| TJS 11 | Long March 5 | Feb 23, 2024 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...
A heavy-lift Long March 5 was expected to launch the roughly eight-metric-ton wet mass Chang’e-5 spacecraft in late 2020-11-01.
A heavy-lift Long March 5 is scheduled to launch the roughly eight-metric-ton Chang’e-5 spacecraft in late 2020-11-01.
Chang’e-5 was originally scheduled for launch in late 2017 before a Long March 5 failure in 2017-07-01 delayed the mission.
A Long March 5 failure in 2017-07-01 also delayed China’s space station project.
Yuanwang-21 and Yuanwang-22 transported the Long March 5 rocket used for the Tianwen-1 Mars mission from Tianjin to Hainan in 2020-05-01.
The major upcoming Chinese mission in 2020 is the Chang’e-5 lunar sample return mission planned to launch on a Long March 5 around late November.
China is expected to launch its Chang’e-5 lunar sample return mission on a Long March 5 around November.
Launch of Chang’e-7 is currently planned for around 2024 on a Long March 5 heavy-lift launcher.
Spent stages from the Long March 5 were planned to drop into surrounding seas near the Philippines.
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission launched on a Long March 5 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 12:41 a.m. Eastern.
Tianwen-1 is scheduled to launch from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket on 2020-07-23.
The fifth Long March 5 is expected to launch the Chang’e-5 lunar sample-return mission late 2020.
The Tianwen-1 mission will be launched on the fourth flight of the Long March 5.
The 5-meter-diameter Long March 5 core stage is powered by two YF-77 hydrolox engines.
The Long March 5 was delivered on a launch platform measuring roughly 30 by 20 m and used a 70-meter-tall umbilical tower.
The Long March 5 is capable of delivering 14 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit, 8.2 metric tons to trans-lunar injection, or 6 metric tons to trans-Mars injection.
China is preparing to launch the Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover next week using a Long March 5 launch vehicle.
The failure of the second Long March 5 in 2017-07-01 postponed the Chinese space station project.
China is preparing to launch the Tianwen-1 Mars mission following delivery of a Long March 5 launch vehicle to the Wenchang launch center.
The spacecraft prototype was previously expected to launch in 2019 before delays to the Long March 5 launch schedule.