Long March 5
China2016 to 2026The Long March 5 stands 57 m (187 ft) tall and can lift 25,000 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Long March 5, in all its versions, has 11 launches on record, from 3 November 2016 to 11 June 2026, and 10 of them succeeded (91%).
Latest mission
Government/Top Secret
Long March 5
Jun 11, 2026
Launched the classified Tongxin Jishu Shiyan-25 (TJS-25) satellite toward geosynchronous transfer orbit from Wenchang, officially to validate multi-band, high-speed communications technology. It was the 11th flight of the heavy-lift Long March 5, flown with a YZ-2 upper stage.
Next mission
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Statistics summary
Long March 5 launches
2026 so far
1
vs 1 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0
vs 0.0 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
10 t
vs 10 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 0.4 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every Long March 5 launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Long March 5 launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
- Launches
- 11
- Success rate
- 91%
- 1 failure
- First flight
- 2016
- Long March 5/YZ-2
- Last flight
- 2026
- Long March 5
- Rocket types
- 2
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Long March 5 versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long March 5/YZ-2 | 2016 to 2017 | 2 | 50% | 57 m | 25,000 kg |
| Long March 5 | 2019 to 2026 | 9 | 100% | 57 m | 25,000 kg |