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...
CZ-5, possibly with DFH-5, is reported for the very end of September.
The Long March-5B rocket has a LEO capacity of about 25,000 kilograms, while the Long March-8A has a capacity of 7,000 kilograms.
The first satellites for the national Guowang megaconstellation, which has a planned 13,000 satellites, launched on a Long March 5B rocket on 2024-12-16.
A Long March 5B rocket with a Yuanzheng-2 upper stage launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on 2024-12-16 at 1000 UTC carrying the first group of satellites for China’s Guowang megaconstellation.
A Long March 5B rocket appears set to launch what could be the first Guowang megaconstellation satellites from Wenchang on 2024-12-16.
The Long March 10 is built on the heritage of the Long March 5 and is designed to be more capable to enable crewed lunar missions.
China's Long March 5 rocket can carry 25,000 kilograms into low Earth orbit but is not reusable.
Chang'e-6 launched on a Long March 5 rocket from Wenchang on 2024-05-03.
The eighth Long March 5 rocket was vertically transferred to the pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on 2024-04-27.
The Long March 5 is China’s largest, most powerful operational launch vehicle and has launched major missions including Chang’e-5 and the Tianwen-1 Mars mission.
Yaogan-41 was placed into geosynchronous orbit in late 2023 on a Long March 5 rocket using a new 18.5-meter-long, 5.2-meter-diameter payload fairing.
Yaogan-41 launched on a Long March 5 rocket using a new elongated payload fairing measuring 18.5 m long and 5.2 m in diameter.
China’s Tianwen-3 mission architecture uses two Long March 5 launches to carry a lander and ascent vehicle on one launch and an orbiter and return module on the other.
China’s 2024 Long March 5 launches include the classified TJS-11 satellite and the Chang’e-6 mission expected in 2024-05-01.
The Long March 5 has launched seven times since its 2016 debut and experienced a grounded period of more than 900 days after a second-launch failure.
CASC is planning four launches of the Long March 5 in 2024 and a further five Long March 5 missions in 2025.
The time between the Long March 5 launch of Yaogan-41 and the TJS-11 launch was 70 days, the shortest interval between Long March 5 launches to date.
China plans the Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return mission to fly on the next Long March 5.
The Long March 5 can loft 14,000 kg into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The Long March 5 is required to launch China’s largest satellite bus, the DFH-5.