Long March
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Chinese national small-to-heavy-lift orbital rocket
Long March is China's main orbital programme — a range 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.
Long March
updated less than an hour ago
Chinese national small-to-heavy-lift orbital rocket
Long March is China's main orbital programme — a range 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.
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- Sep 23 202613:32 UTCSep 23 202613:32 UTC
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