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 less than an hour 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
778
upcoming
32
success
95%

5 Spaceports

Where China’s launches lift off.

past launches
750
upcoming
+30
TaiyuanWenchangHainanJiuquanXichang
19692030
Jiuquan
285 +7
Xichang
239 +9
Taiyuan
157 +6
Wenchang
68 +8
Hainan
1
19692030

Fleet Overview

13 rockets in China's fleet

Long March
State-operated
65830
Kuaizhou
State-operated
39-
Ceres
Galactic Energy
24-
Kinetica
State-operated
15-
Jielong
State-operated
121
Hyperbola
i-Space
10-
Zhuque
LandSpace
10-
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 23 202602:00 UTC
    Jun 23 2026
    02:00 UTC
    Success
  2. Jul 01 202623:46 UTC
    Jul 01 2026
    23:46 UTC
    Success
  3. Jul 04 202609:30 UTC
    Jul 04 2026
    09:30 UTC
    Success
  4. Jul 05 202613:43 UTC
    Jul 05 2026
    13:43 UTC
    Success
  5. Jul 10 202604:15 UTC
    Jul 10 2026
    04:15 UTC
    Success
  6. Now Jul 15 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

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

Launch Providers

5 commercial providers and state-operated launches from China

Provider mix 778 past 103 in past year
  • State-operated launches 94%
  • Galactic Energy 3%
  • i-Space 1%
  • LandSpace 1%
  • Other (2 providers) 1%

Of China's 778 past launches, State-operated launches has flown 94%, and 90% of every launch in the past year.

State-operated launches

in 2026
44
past launches
729
upcoming
31
2021: 53 launches2022: 60 launches2023: 56 launches2024: 60 launches2025: 82 launches2026: 44 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 1y ago

LandSpace

in 2026
2
past launches
10
2021: 0 launches2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 3 launches2026: 2 launchesRamping peak 3 · 2025
Operates Zhuque flew ~1mo 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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