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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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The YF-100M is intended for the second stage of the CZ-10 with two engines.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Apr 24, 2026YF-100M for the CZ-10 2nd stage(2 engines) & CZ-10A 2nd stage(1 engine).

A Long March 10A may deliver an experimental lunar satellite on its maiden flight in the weeks after the Long March 10B launch.

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PlanValue 3.2Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The tri-core Long March 10 Moon rockets are scheduled for introduction next year.

PlanValue 2.5Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The autonomous Long March 10 series booster-catching ship Linghangzhe participated in a catch simulation with the Long March 10A test booster on February 11.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The Long March 10A is a single-core two-stage variant with a YF-100M-powered second stage and a payload capacity of around 14,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.6Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The Long March 10 series static fire test article was fired twice in August and September 2025 with seven YF-100K engines installed.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The tri-core Long March 10 Moon rocket is a three-stage variant able to send up to 27,000 kilograms toward the Moon.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The Long March 10B first stage is common to the Long March 10A and Long March 10 Moon rocket variants.

CapabilityValue 3.2Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

The Long March 10A, the Long March 10B, and the Mengzhou-1 mission will use near-identical first stages.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 21, 2026Reusable Long March 10B Debut Flight Expected No Earlier Than April 28th

China is developing the Long March 10 heavy-lift crewed lunar launch vehicle.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 13, 2026Strategic celestography and lunar competition: Artemis, CLEP, and the struggle for positional advantage

The recovery hooks on the Long March 10B are intended to catch the first-stage booster on the autonomous Long March 10 series booster-catching ship Linghangzhe if the recovery ship is ready in a recovery zone.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 9, 2026First Long March 10B Rocket Appears in Wenchang Ahead of Maiden Launch

The Long March 10 series will gather flight data ahead of the introduction of tri-core Long March 10 Moon rockets next year.

PlanGeneralValue 3.2Apr 9, 2026First Long March 10B Rocket Appears in Wenchang Ahead of Maiden Launch

The Long March 10 series has already flown guidance and recovery systems on the Long March 10A test booster for Mengzhou’s in-flight abort test.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 9, 2026First Long March 10B Rocket Appears in Wenchang Ahead of Maiden Launch

Scaffolding on the CZ-10 VAB at Wenchang is coming down.

GeneralPlanValue 2.2Apr 9, 2026The saga of the Hainanese Starbase begins.

The Long March 10B, Long March 10A, and Mengzhou-1 missions will use near-identical first stages.

CapabilityValue 3.0Apr 9, 2026First Long March 10B Rocket Appears in Wenchang Ahead of Maiden Launch

A Long March 10A may launch an experimental lunar satellite on its maiden flight in the weeks after the Long March 10B debut.

PlanValue 3.2Apr 9, 2026First Long March 10B Rocket Appears in Wenchang Ahead of Maiden Launch

Second-stage engine tests for the Long March 10 variants have been completed.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Apr 8, 2026Long March 10B

The sea recovery platform for the Long March 10 variants has been completed.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Apr 8, 2026Long March 10B

The Long March 10A is intended for the Mengzhou crew spacecraft.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.9Apr 8, 2026Long March 10B

CASC plans to debut two reusable Long March 10 variants next year.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 8, 2026Long March 10B