长征七号
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 12 |
| 2027 | 0 | 12 |
| 2028 | 0 | 12 |
| 2029 | 0 | 12 |
| 2030 | 0 | 12 |
| 2031 | 0 | 12 |
| 2032 | 0 | 12 |
| 2033 | 0 | 12 |
| 2034 | 0 | 12 |
| 2035 | 0 | 12 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long March 7 | LEO | 13,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 7 page |
Long March 7A | LEO | 12,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CASC Long March 7A specifications (widely corroborated) |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| TJS-26A | Long March 7A | Jun 23, 2026 |
| TJS-24 | Long March 7A | May 26, 2026 |
| Tianzhou-10 Mission | Long March 7 | May 11, 2026 |
| Shijian-29A/B |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Long March 7 | Not stated | 11 | Active |
Long March 7A | Not stated | 16 | Active |
| 2036 | 0 | 12 |
| 2037 | 0 | 12 |
| 2038 | 0 | 12 |
| 2039 | 0 | 12 |
| 2040 | 0 | 12 |
| 2041 | 0 | 12 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2027 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2028 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2029 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2030 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2031 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2032 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2033 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2034 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2035 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2036 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2037 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2038 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2039 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2040 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2041 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 12 | 20% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row. |
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Long March 7A | GTO | 7,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CASC Long March 7A launch report |
Long March 7 | SSO | 5,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 7 page |
Long March 7A |
| Dec 30, 2025 |
| Shijian 28 | Long March 7A | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Yaogan 46 Mission | Long March 7A | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Yaogan 45 Mission | Long March 7A | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Tianzhou-9 Mission | Long March 7 | Jul 14, 2025 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Tianzhou-2 launched from Wenchang spaceport on a Long March 7 rocket at 8:55 a.m. Eastern on 2021-05-29.
The Long March 7 is powered by 120-ton-thrust YF-100 engines and 18-ton-thrust YF-115 engines burning kerosene and liquid oxygen on the first, second, and booster stages.
The Long March 7 is one of several new-generation kerolox and hydrolox rockets developed by China over the past decade, including the Long March 5, 6, 7, and 8 series.
China planned a Long March 7 launch of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to join Tianhe in orbit within weeks of the Long March 5B reentry, with the crewed Shenzhou-12 mission likely to follow in June.
Tianzhou-2 will launch on a Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang to rendezvous and dock with Tianhe and transfer propellant to the module.
The recently delivered Long March 7 kerosene-liquid oxygen medium-lift rocket will be assembled to launch the Tianzhou-2 cargo and supply spacecraft to dock with the Tianhe core module.
The Long March 7 second mission in 2017 sent Tianzhou-1 to dock with the Tiangong-2 space lab and tested technologies for fuel transfer in microgravity.
Components for the 53-metre-long Long March 7 were delivered to Qinglan port on Hainan island by the cargo vessel Xu Yang 16 after collection from Tianjin.
The Long March 7 was first launched in 2016 carrying a scale version of a return capsule for a new-generation crew spacecraft.
Wenchang has been developed as a coastal launch center to support China’s large new-generation Long March 5 and Long March 7 rockets.
China launched a Long March 7A rocket on March 12, 2021.
China launched a new-generation Long March 7A rocket on March 11, 2021.
The Long March 7A is a variant of the standard Long March 7, which has flown twice and is designed primarily to launch cargo spacecraft to China’s space station.
The standard Long March 7 has flown twice and is designed primarily to launch cargo spacecraft to China’s space station.
Once in orbit the Tianhe module will be visited by the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft launched by a Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang.
Missions to deploy the Chinese Space Station core module, Tianzhou-2, and Shenzhou-12 will require Long March 5B and Long March 7 launches from Wenchang and a Long March 2F launch from Jiuquan.
The Long March 7 uses a kerosene–liquid oxygen second stage while the Long March 8 uses a slimmer 3-meter-diameter hydrolox second stage.
The Long March 7 is designed to launch cargo spacecraft to the future Chinese Space Station in low Earth orbit and has launched twice.
The Long March 8 first stage is based on the Long March 7 first stage, which is also powered by YF-100 kerosene–liquid oxygen engines.
The Long March 8 is a new liquid kerosene–liquid oxygen launcher that builds on technology developed for the Long March 7.