Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Daqi 2 | Chang Zheng 4C | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Tianhui-7 Mission | Chang Zheng 4B | Dec 30, 2025 |
| ZY3-04 | Chang Zheng 4B | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Yaogan 47 Mission |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang Zheng 4 | Not stated | 2 | Unknown |
| Chang Zheng 4B | Not stated | 56 | Unknown |
| Chang Zheng 4C | Not stated | 59 | Unknown |
| Chang Zheng 4B |
| Dec 9, 2025 |
| FY3-08 | Chang Zheng 4C | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Shiyan 28B-02 Mission | Chang Zheng 4C | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Shiyan 28B-01 Mission | Chang Zheng 4C | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Shi Jian 26 Mission | Chang Zheng 4B | May 29, 2025 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
The Long March 2D is a two-stage derivative of the Long March 4 family used for missions to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits.