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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
Track
Mentions
400
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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China is developing its Long March 10 superheavy rocket, Lanyue lunar lander, and a spacesuit for lunar missions.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 24, 2025International Competition is Driving the Moon Race

The Long March 10A rockets will carry China's next-generation human spacecraft Mengzhou for Earth orbit missions.

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CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Sep 15, 2025Moon Monday #242: Artemis II advances, and so does Long March 10 🔥

To send humans to the Moon, China plans to combine three Long March 10A first stages for the core stage of the Long March 10.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 15, 2025Moon Monday #242: Artemis II advances, and so does Long March 10 🔥

The second Long March 10A booster test fire lasted 320 seconds, longer than the initial test.

CapabilityValue 3.4Sep 15, 2025Moon Monday #242: Artemis II advances, and so does Long March 10 🔥

On September 12, the China Manned Space Agency conducted multiple test fires for the Long March 10 series of crew-capable rockets.

PlanValue 3.6Sep 15, 2025Moon Monday #242: Artemis II advances, and so does Long March 10 🔥

The Long March 10 manned space launch vehicle has completed a successful second firing test.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Sep 14, 2025Moon-shot Long March 10 manned space launch vehicle completes successful second firing test, marking a breakthrough in development. Scheduled tethered firing tests completed as planned at Wenchang Space Launch Site. Full HD:https://youtu.be/130ya8mnWTg

The successful second firing test marks a breakthrough in the development of the Long March 10 vehicle.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.2Sep 14, 2025Moon-shot Long March 10 manned space launch vehicle completes successful second firing test, marking a breakthrough in development. Scheduled tethered firing tests completed as planned at Wenchang Space Launch Site. Full HD:https://youtu.be/130ya8mnWTg

Tethered firing tests for the Long March 10 vehicle were completed as planned at the Wenchang Space Launch Site.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 14, 2025Moon-shot Long March 10 manned space launch vehicle completes successful second firing test, marking a breakthrough in development. Scheduled tethered firing tests completed as planned at Wenchang Space Launch Site. Full HD:https://youtu.be/130ya8mnWTg

The second static fire test of Long March 10 focused on engine throttling and reignition.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Sep 12, 2025🔥 A second static fire test of Long March 10 was completed on September 12, with a focus on engine throttling and reignition. https://weibo.com/5304666796/5210105949192486

Both Long March 10 series rockets, the Long March 10A2 and Long March 103, are preparing for their debut flights in 2026 and early 2027.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

The Long March 10 series rocket can lift up to 18,000 kilograms into low Earth orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.2Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

The recovery phase operating procedure design for the Long March 10 series was verified as correct and reliable.

CapabilityValue 3.0Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

The tethered ignition tests of the Long March 10 series are conducted step-by-step for performance verification and recovery reuse objectives.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

The Long March 10 series rocket is capable of sending up to 27,000 kilograms on a trans-lunar trajectory.

CapabilityValue 4.6Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

The two planned tethered ignition tests for the Long March 10 series have been completed, confirming the performance of the rocket's first-stage power system.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

A second static fire test of Long March 10 was completed on September 12.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 12, 2025🔥 A second static fire test of Long March 10 was completed on September 12, with a focus on engine throttling and reignition. https://weibo.com/5304666796/5210105949192486

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the China Manned Space Agency conducted a static fire test for the Long March 10 series on September 12th at 15:00 China Standard Time.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Sep 12, 2025Long March 10 Completes Second Static Fire

A static fire test for the 2nd CZ-10 is planned for tomorrow, the 12th.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 11, 2025R to @TAbusnardo: 2nd CZ-10 test article Static fire planned a soon as Tomorrow 12th Haiyang's aeropace industry (mainly spaceport) has had ¥30B of investment ($4.2B), aim for 130 launches/y (50 solid) + 1st liquid this year Orienspace's co-founder made bold claim Gravity-2 could launch this year

On August 15, the China Manned Space Agency and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology conducted a 30-second static fire test for the Long March 10 series of crew-capable rockets.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 18, 2025Moon Monday #238: The long march to Luna continues

The Long March 10A rockets will launch China's next-generation human spacecraft named Mengzhou to Earth orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 4.3Aug 18, 2025Moon Monday #238: The long march to Luna continues