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...
Chang’e 7 is set to launch from Launch Complex 101 at the Wenchang Space Launch Site as soon as August on a Long March 5 launch vehicle.
The Long March 5 first stage is 5 meters in diameter and 33.1 meters long.
China's two Tianwen-3 Mars sample return plans both require two Long March 5 launches in 2028.
The Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is scheduled to launch in late 2028 on two Long March 5 rockets.
CZ-10B is compared with the CZ-10A test vehicle and the CZ-5 series.
The Shanghai Academy’s medium-duty lunar lander variant is stated to weigh about 6,500 kilograms and would need to be launched to trans-lunar injection by Long March 5.
The Tianwen-3 mission is set to begin in 2028 with two launches on Long March 5 rockets.
The proposed missions would launch on Long March 5 (CZ-5) rockets and use Jupiter gravity assists.
China’s Chang’e 7 mission will launch toward the Moon in August aboard a Long March 5 launch vehicle.
Local reports from Wenchang Spaceport indicate a possible Long March 5 (CZ-5) launch at the end of March 2026.
If the failure is related to the YF-75 engine, additional grounding could include vehicles using improved YF-75 variants such as the Long March 5 and Long March 8A.
Individual 2025 TJSW launches included TJSW-14 (Jan 23) to geostationary orbit over Central Africa and TJSW-23 (Dec 20) launched on a Long March 5 and in transit to its operational orbit.
The Xuntian space telescope is scheduled for launch to low Earth orbit aboard a Long March 5 in December 2026 and is planned to co-orbit and occasionally dock with Tiangong with a 15,500-kilogram mass and five onboard instruments.
The Long March 5’s first-stage is powered by two YF-77 engines producing 143 tons of thrust.
The Long March 5 successfully sent the TJS-23 experimental communications satellite into orbit.
The Long March 5 carried the TJSW-23 spacecraft to a geostationary transfer orbit.
The Long March 5 has four side boosters, each powered by two YF-100 engines generating 245 tons of thrust.
The fairing of the Long March 5 has a diameter of 5.2 meters.
A Long March 5 rocket lifted off at 1230 UTC today.
The Long March 5 series is expected to conduct up to ten missions a year due to improvements made.