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Vehicle family profile

Long March 10

长征十号

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
3
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
1
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
70,000 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
202614
202704
202806
202908
2030010
2031010
2032010
2033012
2034012
2035012
2036012
2037012
2038012
2039012
2040012
2041012

Forecast Location Split

Performance Specs

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

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Long March 10
LEO70,000 kgUnknownUnknownGlobalSecurity CZ-10
Long March 10
TLI27,000 kgUnknownUnknownChina State Council Long March 10

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
CX-26 Mission
Long March 10B
Jul 10, 2026

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 10
Not stated0Development
Long March 10A
Not stated0Development
Long March 10B
21Active

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Wenchang Space Launch Site420%Chinese development heavy-launch variant; low-confidence default below mature Long March family rates.
2027Wenchang 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...
2028Wenchang Space Launch Site622%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2029Wenchang Space Launch Site822%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2030Wenchang Space Launch Site1022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2031Wenchang Space Launch Site1022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2032Wenchang Space Launch Site1022%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 Site1222%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 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese development heavy-launch variant; low-confidence default below mature Long March family rates.

Wenchang Space Launch Site
2027 · 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
2028 · 22% confidence
6

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
2029 · 22% confidence
8

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
2030 · 22% confidence
10

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
2031 · 22% confidence
10

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
2032 · 22% confidence
10

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
12

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
12

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
12

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
12

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
12

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

Long March 10B
LEO16,000 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Long March 10B
Long March 10A
LEO14,000 kgUnknownUnknownChina State Council Long March 10 Derivative
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Mentions
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All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Dong Kui said the Long March 10 test vehicle achieved a successful sea recovery on July 10.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Jul 21, 2026The long waited Pallas-1 Y1 is planned to have the maiden launch at mid-late August.

The Long March 10A is intended to unify Tiangong launch operations at one launch site and one launch vehicle.

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PlanValue 3.8Jul 20, 2026Long March 10B To Be Basis of Bigger Reusable Rocket

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology expects shared 5-meter-diameter propellant tanks and structures to enable efficient and timely production across Long March 10 variants.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Long March 10B To Be Basis of Bigger Reusable Rocket

The Long March 10A will use new reusable first-stage boosters.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.8Jul 20, 2026Long March 10B To Be Basis of Bigger Reusable Rocket

The Long March 10A is planned to launch Tianzhou cargo resupply spacecraft to the Tiangong Space Station once it is flying at a sufficient annual rate.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Long March 10B To Be Basis of Bigger Reusable Rocket

The Long March 10A will carry Mengzhou crewed spacecraft to Tiangong twice per year.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Long March 10B To Be Basis of Bigger Reusable Rocket

Recovered Long March 10A first-stage boosters are planned to be reused by Long March 10B teams for up to ten flights.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Jul 20, 2026Long March 10B To Be Basis of Bigger Reusable Rocket

The Long March 10 series launch platforms’ commodity tower is not yet at full height.

CapabilityValue 2.6Jul 18, 2026First Mengzhou Mission May Be Delayed to 2027

Mengzhou-1 is planned to launch uncrewed atop a Long March 10A rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site.

PlanValue 4.2Jul 18, 2026First Mengzhou Mission May Be Delayed to 2027

The new boosters will be shared between the Long March 10A and Long March 10B launch vehicles.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Jul 15, 2026Recovered Long March 10B Booster Returns to Dry Land

The Long March 10A first-stage booster is expected to attempt recovery on its debut flight.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.2Jul 15, 2026Recovered Long March 10B Booster Returns to Dry Land

The Long March 10A is expected to make its debut flight with the Mengzhou-1 mission.

PlanValue 3.8Jul 15, 2026Recovered Long March 10B Booster Returns to Dry Land

The Long March 10B is the cargo variant of the broader Long March 10 architecture.

CapabilityValue 3.4Jul 12, 2026China Achieves Historic First Orbital Booster Recovery via At-Sea Net System

The Long March 10 architecture forms the baseline for China’s crewed lunar exploration timeline target of 2030.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6Jul 12, 2026China Achieves Historic First Orbital Booster Recovery via At-Sea Net System

The Long March 10 booster returned by ship.

GeneralValue 1.8Jul 11, 2026The launch and recovery of Long March 10B Y1 mission

The launch was the first flight of the Long March 10B, the first flight of the Long March 10 series, and the 657th launch of the Long March launch vehicle series.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Jul 10, 2026China Recovers Rocket Booster, Debuts New Launch Vehicle! [Long March 10B Y1]

Long March 10 is a Chinese launch vehicle family.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 10, 2026🚀 Long March 10B Y1 🕟 04:15UTC July 10 📍 Hainan 🛰️ CX-26

The Long March 10A shares the Long March 10B’s first-stage systems except for systems added to make it human-rated.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 10, 2026China Recovers Rocket Booster, Debuts New Launch Vehicle! [Long March 10B Y1]

The article concerns a scaled-down stage cable catch test for CZ-10 first-stage recovery.

CapabilityPlanValue 2.0Jul 10, 2026CZ-10 1st stage after being caught (Pic 1). There is also a cable net at bottom to initially secure the stage(see the quoted video) Then the stage will be further secured by the movable arms and shipped back to port (Pic 2)

CZ-10 first stage recovery uses a cable net to initially secure the stage after it is caught.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jul 10, 2026CZ-10 1st stage after being caught (Pic 1). There is also a cable net at bottom to initially secure the stage(see the quoted video) Then the stage will be further secured by the movable arms and shipped back to port (Pic 2)