Long March family
Long March 5
Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus on non-hypergolic liquid rocket propellants. Currently, two CZ-5 vehicle configurations are planned, with maximum payload capacities of ~25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) to LEO and ~14,000 kilograms (31,000 lb) to GTO. The Long March 5 roughly matches the capabilities of American EELV heavy-class vehicles such as the Delta IV Heavy.
Long March 5 is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 27 December 2019.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 25,000kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 14,000kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 57m |
| Diameter | 5m |
| Launch mass | 867t |
| Liftoff thrust | 10,600kN |
| Maiden flight | 2016-11-03 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Long March 5 | TJSW-25 | 101 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-12-20 | Long March 5 | TJSW-23 | 101 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-10-23 | Long March 5 | TJSW-20 | 101 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-03 | Long March 5 | Chang'e 6 | 101 | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2024-02-23 | Long March 5 | TJSW-11 | 101 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-15 | Long March 5 | Yaogan 41 | 101 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-11-23 | Long March 5 | Chang'e 5 | 101 | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2020-07-23 | Long March 5 | Tianwen-1 (Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover) | 101 | Heliocentric N/A | Success |
| 2019-12-27 | Long March 5 | Shijian 20 | 101 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| TBD | Long March 5 | Chang'e 7 | 101 | Lunar Orbit | Scheduled |
| TBD | Long March 5 | Chang'e 8 | 101 | Lunar Orbit | Scheduled |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia