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Launch Vehicles
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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The vehicle in the images is a CZ-10 test vehicle.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026The inclusion of grid fins and (especially) hooks seems to indicate a genuine catch attempt of this vehicle (which may go pass the Karman Line), which would be interesting to see the very least:

The in-flight abort test of the Mengzhou spacecraft also served as a flight test of the Long March 10 launch vehicle.

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Value 4.0
Feb 11, 2026
This is not only an abort test of Mengzhou, but also a flight test of Long March 10

The CZ-10 vehicle is expected to have seven engines installed.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 11, 2026T-2h of the CZ-10 test flight. Saw a pic showing 3 engines with red covers 1 not. The vehicle should have installed 7 engines. The photographer says pics are not shareable, So l leave the link here :

Three engines on the Long March 10 test stage were visibly lit during the ascent phase.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026CZ-10 test stage when lifting-off. Looks like 3 engines were lighted during ascend phase. via 我们的太空

The CZ-10 stage recovery barge remains under fitting at a shipyard.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026The nature of the test was however very much conjecture. That at least part of it is the Mengzhou IFA was finally confirmed when the amphibian vehicle explicitly marked as for capsule recovery shown up on Wenchang's beaches some days ago:

The CZ-10 test vehicle is fitted with grid fins and hooks, hardware consistent with mid-air capture of a returning stage.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 11, 2026The inclusion of grid fins and (especially) hooks seems to indicate a genuine catch attempt of this vehicle (which may go pass the Karman Line), which would be interesting to see the very least:

The CZ-10 test stage visible in the images shows a full set of seven engines at its base.

CapabilityValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026Hmm, I am actually not *that* surprised if that interstage fell off, since I am sure the installation on top of the static test fire article isn't the most secure one. What is surprising is that it seems the full set of 7 engines is there...

The CCTV footage shows the launch, capsule splashdown, and booster landing burn from the Long March-10 test flight.

GeneralPlanValue 2.5Feb 11, 2026We get official footage of the launch and capsule splashdown and the booster landing burn!

China conducted a Long March 10A first stage recovery test associated with the February 11, 2026 launch campaign.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 11, 2026Video recap of every key moment of the Mengzhou in-flight abort test and Long March 10A first stage recovery test

The Long March 10 series rocket conducted a low-altitude flight test that was successful.

PlanValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026From CCTV

The Long March 10A first stage splashed down on February 11, 2026.

GeneralPlanValue 3.8Feb 11, 2026Did you expect the Long March 10 first stage to perform like this today?

A low-altitude demonstration verification of the Long March 10 carrier rocket and a maximum dynamic pressure escape test of the Mengzhou crewed spacecraft were successful.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 11, 2026Some close up shots of CZ-10A and Mengzhou, source CCTV, CALT, 天宇追箭者

The flight also served as a flight test of the Long March 10 launch vehicle.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026Splashdown of Long March 10A first stage

The Long March-10 (CZ-10) carrier rocket system conducted a low-altitude demonstration verification flight.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026CCTV news footage of the CZ-10 test flight / Mengzhou abort test.

The Long March 10A rocket first stage performed a splashdown on February 11, 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026Did you expect the Long March 10 first stage to perform this flawlessly today?

The Long March 10 first stage deployed hooking arms prior to splashdown.

CapabilityValue 3.8Feb 11, 2026🚀 The moment of Long March 10 (test vehicle) liftoff

CMSA plans the first full-duration static fire test of the Long March 10 triple-core configuration later in 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 11, 2026China Advances 2030 Lunar Timeline with Successful Long March 10 Integrated Test

A possible CZ-10 (Long March 10) test-stage booster is visible floating in the sea in the post’s attached image.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026Possible CZ-10 test stage recoverying on the sea. they ejected the inter stage?

A recovery attempt of the Long March 10A first stage is planned for the next launch.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026The descent and splashdown of Long March 10A first stage went so smooth that an actual recovery will be attempted for the next launch.

The CZ-10 test vehicle displays the Long March emblem on its lower stage.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 11, 2026The inclusion of grid fins and (especially) hooks seems to indicate a genuine catch attempt of this vehicle (which may go pass the Karman Line), which would be interesting to see the very least: