长征九号
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| 2027 | 0 | 2 |
| 2028 | 0 | 2 |
| 2029 | 0 | 2 |
| 2030 | 0 | 2 |
| 2031 | 0 | 2 |
| 2032 | 0 | 2 |
| 2033 | 0 | 2 |
| 2034 | 0 | 4 |
| 2035 | 0 | 4 |
| 2036 | 0 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0 | 4 |
| 2038 | 0 | 4 |
| 2039 | 0 | 4 |
| 2040 | 0 | 4 |
| 2041 | 0 | 4 |
1 launch location represented.
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long March 9 | LEO | 150,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | China State Council Long March 9 |
Long March 9 | TLI | 50,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | China State Council Long March 9 |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
No recent missionsNo launched missions are linked to variants in this family. | ||
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Long March 9 | Not stated | 0 | Development |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 10% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2027 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 10% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2028 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 10% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2029 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 10% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2030 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 10% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2031 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 10% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2032 | Wenchang Space Launch Site | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 4 | 22% | China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con... |
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.
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...
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s Planning and Design Institute is contracted for the Long March 9 Wenchang factory.
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China began construction of the Long March 9 Wenchang factory on June 9.
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China began construction of the Long March 9 Wenchang factory in June.
The Long March 9 Wenchang factory covers 71.8 square kilometers.
Early ground-breaking work on the Long March 9 Wenchang factory began in April.
The CZ-9 has not been approved by the central state government.
China is building a Long March 9 factory in Wenchang, Hainan, near two launch sites to integrate and manufacture the rocket.
The possible CZ-9 fairing length is 37 m.
The Long March 9 is expected to lift 150,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit with first-stage reuse.
The CZ-9 assembly factory is still in the early land acquisition process.
The projected cost of the Long March 9 Wenchang facilities is 2.757 billion yuan.
The Long March 9 construction site will occupy 101.5 square kilometers, including 71.8 square kilometers for the factory itself.
The smaller section of the Wenchang facility will be 35.3 meters tall and dedicated to Long March 9 manufacturing.
A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows a 10.6 m body diameter.
The possible CZ-9 fairing diameter is 15 m.
The Long March 9 is expected to lift 44,000 kilograms to a trans-Martian trajectory with first-stage reuse.
A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.
A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows an 11.6 m maximum engine diameter.
The Long March 9’s planned fairing support extends up to 15 meters in diameter and 40 meters in length.
A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.