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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Long March 9

长征九号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)Development
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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
0
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
150,000 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202602
202702
202802
202902
203002
203102
203202
203302
203404
203504
203604
203704
203804
203904
204004
204104

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Long March 9
LEO150,000 kgUnknownUnknownChina State Council Long March 9
Long March 9
TLI50,000 kgUnknownUnknownChina State Council Long March 9

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch

No recent missions

No launched missions are linked to variants in this family.

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Long March 9
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Wenchang Space Launch Site210%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2027Wenchang Space Launch Site210%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2028Wenchang Space Launch Site210%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2029Wenchang Space Launch Site210%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2030Wenchang Space Launch Site210%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2031Wenchang Space Launch Site210%Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
2032Wenchang Space Launch Site222%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2033Wenchang Space Launch Site222%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2034Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2035Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2036Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2037Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2038Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2039Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2040Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2041Wenchang Space Launch Site422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
Wenchang Space Launch Site
2026 · 10% confidence
2

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2027 · 10% confidence
2

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2028 · 10% confidence
2

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2029 · 10% confidence
2

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2030 · 10% confidence
2

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2031 · 10% confidence
2

Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2032 · 22% confidence
2

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2033 · 22% confidence
2

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2034 · 22% confidence
4

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2035 · 22% confidence
4

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2036 · 22% confidence
4

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2037 · 22% confidence
4

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

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The Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s Planning and Design Institute is contracted for the Long March 9 Wenchang factory.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year
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The Aviation Industry Corporation of China began construction of the Long March 9 Wenchang factory on June 9.

GrowthPlanValue 3.8Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China began construction of the Long March 9 Wenchang factory in June.

GrowthPlanValue 3.2Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year

The Long March 9 Wenchang factory covers 71.8 square kilometers.

GrowthCapabilityValue 3.5Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year

Early ground-breaking work on the Long March 9 Wenchang factory began in April.

PlanValue 2.3Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year

The CZ-9 has not been approved by the central state government.

LegalValue 2.0Jun 6, 2026The CZ-9 hasn't been approved by the center state gov. The assembly factory is totally funded by Hainan gov & CALT's own money. The factory may need 771 days to complete. Currently it is still in the early land acquisition process.

China is building a Long March 9 factory in Wenchang, Hainan, near two launch sites to integrate and manufacture the rocket.

GrowthCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

The possible CZ-9 fairing length is 37 m.

CapabilityValue 3.2Jun 6, 2026Possible CZ-9 varients compare to different rockets & Gundam. made by 1st: by @echo5550 2nd: by Spacelens 3rd: by Skywalker10032 4th:byLYJ

The Long March 9 is expected to lift 150,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit with first-stage reuse.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.6Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

The CZ-9 assembly factory is still in the early land acquisition process.

GrowthValue 2.0Jun 6, 2026The CZ-9 hasn't been approved by the center state gov. The assembly factory is totally funded by Hainan gov & CALT's own money. The factory may need 771 days to complete. Currently it is still in the early land acquisition process.

The projected cost of the Long March 9 Wenchang facilities is 2.757 billion yuan.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

The Long March 9 construction site will occupy 101.5 square kilometers, including 71.8 square kilometers for the factory itself.

GrowthValue 4.0Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

The smaller section of the Wenchang facility will be 35.3 meters tall and dedicated to Long March 9 manufacturing.

CapabilityPlanGrowthValue 4.0Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows a 10.6 m body diameter.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jun 6, 2026Updates of the possible CZ-9 specs through the factory's blueprints. Body diameter: 10.6m; Engine Max diameter:11.6m; Fairing diameter:15m, Length 37m. The 3 stage varient could be as tall as 185m. pic 1 via bilibili/鸿雁Buran. Pic 2 via 卡尔达瓦里希 with @Echo5550's renders.

The possible CZ-9 fairing diameter is 15 m.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jun 6, 2026Possible CZ-9 varients compare to different rockets & Gundam. made by 1st: by @echo5550 2nd: by Spacelens 3rd: by Skywalker10032 4th:byLYJ

The Long March 9 is expected to lift 44,000 kilograms to a trans-Martian trajectory with first-stage reuse.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jun 6, 2026Possible CZ-9 varients compare to different rockets & Gundam. made by 1st: by @echo5550 2nd: by Spacelens 3rd: by Skywalker10032 4th:byLYJ

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows an 11.6 m maximum engine diameter.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 6, 2026Updates of the possible CZ-9 specs through the factory's blueprints. Body diameter: 10.6m; Engine Max diameter:11.6m; Fairing diameter:15m, Length 37m. The 3 stage varient could be as tall as 185m. pic 1 via bilibili/鸿雁Buran. Pic 2 via 卡尔达瓦里希 with @Echo5550's renders.

The Long March 9’s planned fairing support extends up to 15 meters in diameter and 40 meters in length.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 6, 2026Hainan Documents Reveals Plans for Long March 9's Wenchang Factory

A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.

CapabilityValue 2.5Jun 6, 2026Updates of the possible CZ-9 specs through the factory's blueprints. Body diameter: 10.6m; Engine Max diameter:11.6m; Fairing diameter:15m, Length 37m. The 3 stage varient could be as tall as 185m. pic 1 via bilibili/鸿雁Buran. Pic 2 via 卡尔达瓦里希 with @Echo5550's renders.