Rocket family
Long March
China1970 to 2026Long March, or Chang Zheng, is China's main rocket family and the backbone of its space program. Developed at first from Chinese ballistic missiles, it launches the country's first satellite in 1970, every Shenzhou crew, the Chang'e lunar missions, Tianwen-1 to Mars and the Tiangong space station. A new generation burning kerosene and hydrogen arrives in the 2010s, followed in the 2020s by the first versions built to land and fly again.
- Launches
- 672
- Success rate
- 97%
- 13 failures · 7 partial
- First flight
- 1970
- Long March 1
- Last flight
- 2026
- Long March 12
- Rocket types
- 41
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 49 |
| 2022 | 53 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 49 |
| 2025 | 69 |
| 2026 | 48 |
Long March rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long March 1 | 1970 to 1971 | 2 | 100% | 29.9 m | 300 kg |
| Long March 2A | 1974 to 1978 | 4 | 75% | 31.2 m | 1,800 kg |
| Long March 2C | 1982 to 2026 | 67 | 99% | 42 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 3 | 1984 to 2000 | 13 | 77% | 43.3 m | 5,000 kg |
| Long March 4A | 1988 to 1990 | 2 | 100% | 41.9 m | 4,000 kg |
| Long March 2E | 1990 to 1995 | 7 | 71% | 49.7 m | 9,200 kg |
| Long March 2D | 1992 to 2026 | 101 | 99% | 38.3 m | 3,500 kg |
| Long March 3A | 1994 to 2018 | 27 | 100% | 52.5 m | 8,500 kg |
| Long March 3B | 1996 to 2023 | 24 | 88% | 54.8 m | 11,500 kg |
| Long March 2C/SD | 1997 to 1999 | 7 | 100% | 39.9 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 4B | 1999 to 2026 | 58 | 98% | 44.1 m | 4,200 kg |
| Long March 2F | 1999 to 2008 | 7 | 100% | 58.3 m | 8,400 kg |
| Long March 2C/SM | 2003 to 2004 | 2 | 100% | 42 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 4C | 2006 to 2026 | 60 | 97% | 45.8 m | 4,200 kg |
| Long March 3B/E | 2007 to 2026 | 78 | 97% | 56.3 m | 12,000 kg |
| Long March 3C | 2008 to 2019 | 14 | 100% | 54.8 m | |
| Long March 2C/SMA | 2008 to 2018 | 3 | 100% | 40.7 m | 2,800 kg |
| Long March 2F/G | 2011 to 2026 | 22 | 100% | 58.3 m | 8,399 kg |
| Long March 3C/E | 2014 to 2025 | 3 | 100% | 55.6 m | 8,000 kg |
| Long March 3C/YZ-1 | 2015 to 2025 | 3 | 100% | 54.8 m | |
| Long March 3B/YZ-1 | 2015 to 2024 | 15 | 100% | 54.8 m | 11,500 kg |
| Long March 6 | 2015 to 2026 | 15 | 100% | 29 m | 1,500 kg |
| Long March 11 | 2015 to 2025 | 18 | 100% | 20 m | 500 kg |
| Long March 7/YZ-1A | 2016 | 1 | 100% | 53.1 m | 13,200 kg |
| Long March 5/YZ-2 | 2016 to 2017 | 2 | 50% | 57 m | 25,000 kg |
| Long March 7 | 2017 to 2026 | 10 | 100% | 53.1 m | 13,500 kg |
| Long March 2C/YZ-1S | 2018 to 2026 | 10 | 90% | 42 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 2D/YZ-3 | 2018 to 2024 | 4 | 100% | 38.3 m | 3,400 kg |
| Long March 5 | 2019 to 2026 | 9 | 100% | 57 m | 25,000 kg |
| Long March 7A | 2020 to 2026 | 18 | 89% | 60 m | 12,000 kg |
| Long March 5B | 2020 to 2022 | 4 | 100% | 53.7 m | 25,000 kg |
| Long March 8 | 2020 to 2026 | 6 | 100% | 50.3 m | 8,100 kg |
| Long March 8 (Core Only) | 2022 | 1 | 100% | 48 m | 3,000 kg |
| Long March 6A | 2022 to 2026 | 27 | 100% | 50 m | 5,000 kg |
| Long March 6C | 2024 to 2026 | 2 | 100% | 43 m | 4,500 kg |
| Long March 12 | 2024 to 2026 | 9 | 100% | 62 m | 12,000 kg |
| Long March 5B/YZ-2 | 2024 to 2025 | 3 | 100% | 53.7 m | 25,000 kg |
| Long March 8A | 2025 to 2026 | 11 | 100% | 50.5 m | 9,800 kg |
| Long March 12A | 2025 | 1 | 100% | 69 m | 12,000 kg |
| Long March 12B | 2026 | 1 | 100% | 72 m | 20,000 kg |
| Long March 10B | 2026 | 1 | 100% | 70.2 m | 16,000 kg |