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...
Blueprints published on the Hainan government website show a CZ-9 assembly factory with a 100,000-square-meter floor area and an 85-meter-tall gate.
The CZ-9 fairing has a 16-meter diameter.
The CZ-9 is shown with a 16-meter-diameter fairing.
The CZ-9 is shown as a 10-meter-diameter rocket.
The Wenchang site is likely being built for the partially reusable Long March 9 launch vehicle.
A third Long March 9 variant will have reusable first and second stages and carry 80,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.
The Long March 9 three-stage version is planned to enter service a few years after the debut flight.
Qinglang Port may need to be expanded to enable offloading of Long March 9 boosters.
The Long March 9 first stage will use 30 YF-215 full-flow staged-combustion engines burning liquid methane and liquid oxygen.
A reusable second stage for the Long March 9 is planned for the 2040s after research into thermal protection technologies.
A second Long March 9 variant will have a reusable first stage and carry up to 50,000 kilograms to a trans-lunar trajectory.
The Long March 9 launch vehicle is about 10.6 meters in diameter and about 114 meters tall.
The Long March 9 third stage will use four YF-79 engines burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
One Long March 9 variant will have a reusable first stage and carry up to 150,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.
The first proving tank for the Long March 9 program was about 6 meters tall and retained the 9.5-meter dome diameter.
The Long March 9 debut flight is planned for around 2030.
The Long March 9 will have a full reusable variant.
The Long March 9 second stage will use five additional YF-215 engines and generate about 200 tons of thrust.
The initial infrastructure construction for the CALT Wenchang Rocket Base Project (CZ-9) is scheduled for completion by Q2 2028.
A consortium led by AVIC CAPDI won a ¥1.6 billion contract for initial infrastructure construction for the CALT Wenchang Rocket Base Project (CZ-9).