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Long March

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Chinese national family of orbital launch rockets

Long March is China's whole orbital programme — a family of rockets that lifts everything from Tiangong station crew to lunar probes and military satellites. In 2024 a Long March 5 sent Chang'e 6 to bring back the first samples ever collected from the far side of the Moon.

We track every Long March launch.

Service since 1970
1970 to 2029
1970 first flight 2025 peak (69 launches)
launches
658
success
97%
upcoming
30

Long March 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 18 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

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

Full Launch History

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1970s 6 flights
197011971119741197511976119781
1980s 14 flights

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