Long March 9

The Long March 9 is designed to lift 140,000 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO) or 50,000 kg to trans-lunar injection.

The Long March 9 is in the research and development stage with a test launch planned for around 2030.

A concept for Chinese crewed lunar missions involves a Long March 5B launch of the crew spacecraft followed by LEO rendezvous and docking with a lunar stack launched by a future Long March 9.

A previous Chinese human lunar mission concept relied on the Long March 9 super-heavy-lift launcher with a 10-meter diameter that China aims to fly in 2028 and included an Earth-orbit rendezvous using a Long March 5B to loft the crew.

China is developing the Long March 9 super-heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of lifting 140 metric tons to low Earth orbit, 50 metric tons to Earth–Moon transfer orbit, and 44 metric tons to Earth–Mars transfer orbit.

A tentative lunar mission concept involves launching a spacecraft on Long March 9 followed by astronauts launching on the next-generation crew spacecraft atop Long March 5B to rendezvous and dock in low Earth orbit before translunar injection.

The Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher is in early development with a first flight planned for 2028–2030.

CASC is developing the Long March 9 super-heavy-lift launch vehicle with a projected capability of lifting up to 140 metric tons to LEO.

CALT is studying a mission profile that would use the Long March 5B to launch a crewed spacecraft that would rendezvous in low Earth orbit with a lunar spacecraft stack launched by the Long March 9.

CALT has achieved breakthroughs related to 220-ton-thrust hydrolox engines for the Long March 9 project.

The Long March 9 is expected to produce close to 6,000,000 kg of thrust.

The Long March 9 will use four boosters each with a diameter of up to 5 m.

The Long March 9 would be able to launch components for a space-based solar power system.