Active

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.

Programmesince 1970
19702029
  • Long Marchsince 1970
  • Other (10 rockets)
  • Kuaizhousince 2013
  • Ceressince 2020
1970·first launch◇2025·peak (93 launches)●Galactic Energy·leading provider
launches, home and abroad
762
launches
upcoming
35
upcoming
success
95%
success

5 Spaceports

Where China’s launches lift off.

Past launches
734
past launches
Upcoming launches
+34
upcoming
TaiyuanWenchangHainanJiuquanXichang
19692030
Jiuquan
279+10
Xichang
237+9
Taiyuan
155+6
Wenchang
62+9
Hainan
1
19692030

Fleet Overview

13 rockets in China's fleet

Long March
State-operated
64633
Kuaizhou
State-operated
38-
Ceres
Galactic Energy
24-
Kinetica
State-operated
14-
Jielong
State-operated
12-
Hyperbola
i-Space
10-
Zhuque
LandSpace
81
Gravity
Orienspace
2-
OS-X
OneSpace
2-
Tianlong
State-operated
2-

Launch Activity

Past launches and what's coming upView 2026 launches →

  1. May 12202611:59UTC
    May 122026
    11:59UTC
    Spacesail Polar Group 08
    Success
  2. May 15202604:33UTC
    May 152026
    04:33UTC
    Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D55
    Success
  3. May 17202614:42UTC
    May 172026
    14:42UTC
    Spacesail Polar Group 09
    Success
  4. May 24202615:08UTC
    May 242026
    15:08UTC
    Shenzhou 23
    Success
  5. May 26202616:15UTC
    May 262026
    16:15UTC
    TJSW-24
    Success
  6. NowMay 31 · 2026

  7. Upcoming

  8. May2026
    May2026
    Zhuque Y4
    LandSpaceNext
  9. Q22026
    Q22026
    Long March 12B-Y1
  10. H12026
    H12026
    Long March 10B-X1
  11. Aug2026
    Aug2026
    Chang'e 7

Launch Providers

5 commercial providers and state-operated launches from China

Provider mix762 past92 in past year
  • State-operated launches94%
  • Galactic Energy3%
  • i-Space1%
  • LandSpace1%
  • Other (2 providers)1%

Of China's 762 past launches, State-operated launches has flown 94%, and 91% of every launch in the past year.

State-operated launches

Launches in 2026
30
in 2026
Past launches
715
past launches
Upcoming launches
33
upcoming
2021: 53 launches2022: 60 launches2023: 56 launches2024: 60 launches2025: 82 launches2026: 30 launchesSteadypeak 82 · 2025
Flies Long March +5next in ~1mo

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 ~10mo ago

LandSpace

Past launches
8
past launches
Upcoming launches
1
upcoming
2021: 0 launches2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 3 launches2026: 0 launchesSteadypeak 3 · 2025
Operates Zhuquenext tomorrow

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).

Full Launch History

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1970s6flights
197011971119741197511976119781
1980s14flights
19821198311984319851198621987219884
1990s39flights
19905199111992419931199451995319964199761998619994
2000s64flights
2000520011200252003720048200552006620071020081120096
2010s220flights
201015201119201219201315201416201519201622201718201843201934
2020s454flights
2020392021562022642023672024682025932026512027142028120291

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