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...
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology displayed a fully reusable Long March 9 rocket concept at the Zhuhai Airshow in Guangdong province, which opened on 2024-11-12.
CALT plans to develop the Long March 9 in two stages, first as a heavy-lift model to increase access to space and later as a two-stage fully reusable configuration to reduce costs and enhance launch frequency.
An animated video of the Long March 9 concept shows the large first stage deploying grid fins, performing a reentry burn, and executing a landing burn targeting an offshore platform with moveable rails that capture the stage.
A slide attributed to Long Lehao details a 10.6-meter-diameter Long March 9 first stage powered by 30 YF-215 engines with a targeted first launch around 2030.
The Long March 9 is planned to launch modules, infrastructure, and components for the International Lunar Research Station.
China's planned heavy-lift Long March 9 booster is not expected to be ready until the mid-2030s.
CASC is developing a new-generation human-rated launcher, a spaceplane, and the Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher while also working on reusable rockets.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is developing reusable rockets including a new-generation human-rated launcher, a spaceplane, and the Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is developing reusable rockets including a new-generation human-rated launcher for lunar crewed missions and an evolving Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher.
Long March 9 designs presented in 2022 and 2023 show variants using methalox engines without boosters.
China’s earlier Long March 9 designs dating to 2011 were to be powered by 500-ton-thrust kerosene-liquid oxygen (kerolox) engines.
China is developing full-flow staged-combustion-cycle methane-liquid oxygen (methalox) rocket engines producing 200,000 kg of thrust to power a reusable Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher.
China’s Wenchang spaceport is being expanded to host commercial launches and to serve as the site for the in-development Long March 10 and the larger Long March 9 rocket.
A two-stage Long March 9 variant is planned to carry 150,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 100,000 kg to LEO when landing the first stage.
A fully reusable Long March 9 variant is planned as the ultimate objective with an 80-ton-to-LEO capability expected to fly in the 2040s.
China is targeting 2033 for first flights of a three-stage Long March 9 powered by numerous full flow staged combustion methane engines on the first stage.
China had previously aimed to debut an expendable Long March 9 using 500-ton-thrust kerosene-LOX engines around 2028–2030.
China is planning to develop a fully reusable version of the Long March 9 rocket designed to launch infrastructure and deep space missions.
The change in direction for the Long March 9 development could delay China’s planned International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project.
The three-stage Long March 9 is being designed to carry 50,000 kg to lunar transfer orbit or 35,000 kg when the first stage is recovered.