China

Active spacefaring nation

Long March does the heavy lifting for China's state missions — the Tiangong station, lunar probes, military satellites. In 2024, Chang'e 6 brought back the first samples ever collected from the far side of the Moon.

We track every launch from China. Data updated 14 hours ago.

Next launch in 3 daysJun 23

Programmesince 1970
19702029
  • Long Marchsince 1970
  • Other (10 rockets)
  • Kuaizhousince 2013
  • Ceressince 2020
1970·first launch2025·peak (93 launches)Galactic Energy·leading provider
launches, home and abroad
773
launches
upcoming
35
upcoming
success
95%
success

5 Spaceports

Where China’s launches lift off.

Past launches
744
past launches
Upcoming launches
+33
upcoming
TaiyuanWenchangHainanJiuquanXichang
19692030
Jiuquan
283+8
Xichang
239+9
Taiyuan
156+6
Wenchang
65+10
Hainan
1
19692030

Fleet Overview

13 rockets in China's fleet

Long March
State-operated
65333
Kuaizhou
State-operated
39-
Ceres
Galactic Energy
24-
Kinetica
State-operated
15-
Jielong
State-operated
121
Hyperbola
i-Space
10-
Zhuque
LandSpace
9-
Gravity
Orienspace
2-
OS-X
OneSpace
2-
Tianlong
State-operated
2-

Launch Activity

Past launches and what's coming upView 2026 launches →

  1. Jun 15202603:44UTC
    Jun 152026
    03:44UTC
    Success
  2. Jun 16202609:45UTC
    Jun 162026
    09:45UTC
    Pending
  3. Jun 16202609:45UTC
    Jun 162026
    09:45UTC
    Success
  4. Jun 17202602:44UTC
    Jun 172026
    02:44UTC
    Success
  5. Jun 17202603:40UTC
    Jun 172026
    03:40UTC
    Success
  6. NowJun 19 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

  8. Jun 23202602:00UTC
    Jun 232026
    02:00UTC
  9. Jun2026
    Jun2026
  10. H12026
    H12026
  11. Aug2026
    Aug2026
  12. Q42026
    Q42026

Launch Providers

5 commercial providers and state-operated launches from China

Provider mix772 past100 in past year
  • State-operated launches94%
  • Galactic Energy3%
  • i-Space1%
  • LandSpace1%
  • Other (2 providers)1%

Of China's 772 past launches, State-operated launches has flown 94%, and 91% of every launch in the past year.

State-operated launches

Launches in 2026
39
in 2026
Past launches
724
past launches
Upcoming launches
34
upcoming
2021: 53 launches2022: 60 launches2023: 56 launches2024: 60 launches2025: 82 launches2026: 39 launchesSteadypeak 82 · 2025
Flies Long March +5next in 3d

Galactic Energy

Launches in 2026
2
in 2026
Past launches
24
past launches
Upcoming launches
1
upcoming
2021: 1 launch2022: 2 launches2023: 7 launches2024: 5 launches2025: 6 launches2026: 2 launchesSteadypeak 7 · 2023
Operates Ceres +1next in ~7mo

i-Space

Past launches
10
past launches
2021: 2 launches2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 1 launch2026: 0 launchesWinding downpeak 2 · 2021
Operates Hyperbolaflew ~11mo ago

LandSpace

Launches in 2026
1
in 2026
Past launches
9
past launches
2021: 0 launches2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 3 launches2026: 1 launchRampingpeak 3 · 2025
Operates Zhuqueflew 11d ago

Orienspace

Past launches
2
past launches
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 1 launch2026: 0 launchesRampingpeak 1 · 2024
Operates Gravityflew ~8mo ago

Inactive for 3+ years: OneSpace (3 launches, last 2019).

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