Long March family
Long March 7
The Long March 7 is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST). It made its inaugural flight on 25 June 2016 and is used to launch Tianzhou resupply spacecraft to the Chinese Space Station.
Flights flown10
Success rate100%10/10
Payload to LEO13,500kg
Maiden flight2016-06-25
Peak year20212 flights
Long March 7 is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 20 April 2017.
Flight record
100% success rate10 of 10 flown
2017peak 2021 · 2 flights2026
First flight2017-04-20
Latest flight2026-05-11
Failures0
Consecutive successes10
Fastest turnaround113d 18h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 13,500kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 5,500kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 53.1m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Liftoff thrust | 7,128kN |
| Maiden flight | 2016-06-25 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit10
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-10 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-07-14 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-9 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-11-15 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-8 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-01-17 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-7 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-05-10 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-6 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-12 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-5 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-05-09 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-4 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-09-20 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-3 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-05-29 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-2 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-04-20 | Long March 7 | Tianzhou-1 | 201 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
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