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 4 days ago.

Programme since 1970
1970 to 2029
  • Long March since 1970
  • , Other (10 rockets)
  • , Kuaizhou since 2013
  • , Ceres since 2020
1970 first launch 2025 peak (93 launches) Galactic Energy leading provider
launcheshome and abroad
775
upcoming
33
success
95%

5 Spaceports

Where China’s launches lift off.

past launches
746
upcoming
+31
TaiyuanWenchangHainanJiuquanXichang
19692030
Jiuquan
284 +7
Xichang
239 +9
Taiyuan
156 +6
Wenchang
66 +9
Hainan
1
19692030

Fleet Overview

13 rockets in China's fleet

Long March
State-operated
65531
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 up View 2026 launches →

  1. Jun 16 202609:45 UTC
    Jun 16 2026
    09:45 UTC
    Pending
  2. Jun 17 202602:44 UTC
    Jun 17 2026
    02:44 UTC
    Success
  3. Jun 17 202603:40 UTC
    Jun 17 2026
    03:40 UTC
    Success
  4. Jun 23 202602:00 UTC
    Jun 23 2026
    02:00 UTC
    Success
  5. Jul 01 202623:46 UTC
    Jul 01 2026
    23:46 UTC
    Success
  6. Now Jul 08 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

  8. Aug 2026
    Aug 2026
    Next
  9. Q3 2026
    Q3 2026
  10. Q3 2026
    Q3 2026
  11. Q4 2026
    Q4 2026
  12. 2026
    2026

Launch Providers

5 commercial providers and state-operated launches from China

Provider mix 774 past 100 in past year
  • State-operated launches 94%
  • Galactic Energy 3%
  • i-Space 1%
  • LandSpace 1%
  • Other (2 providers) 1%

Of China's 774 past launches, State-operated launches has flown 94%, and 91% of every launch in the past year.

State-operated launches

in 2026
41
past launches
726
upcoming
32
2021: 53 launches2022: 60 launches2023: 56 launches2024: 60 launches2025: 82 launches2026: 41 launchesSteady peak 82 · 2025
Flies Long March +5 next in ~2mo

Galactic Energy

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

i-Space

past launches
10
2021: 2 launches2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 1 launch2026: 0 launchesWinding down peak 2 · 2021
Operates Hyperbola flew ~11mo ago

LandSpace

in 2026
1
past launches
9
2021: 0 launches2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 3 launches2026: 1 launchRamping peak 3 · 2025
Operates Zhuque flew 29d ago

Orienspace

past launches
2
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 1 launch2026: 0 launchesRamping peak 1 · 2024
Operates Gravity flew ~9mo ago

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

Full Launch History

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1970s 6 flights
197011971119741197511976119781
1980s 14 flights

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