List of Long March launches (2025–2029)

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This is a list of launches made by the Long March rocket family between 2025 and 2029.

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Launch statistics

Launch history

2025

Date/time (UTC)Rocket Serial number Launch siteOutcome
PayloadSeparation orbitOperatorFunction
Remarks
6 January 2025
20:00 [1] [2]
Long March 3B Y104 Xichang LC-3Successful
Shijian 25 Geostationary transfer CNSA Technology verification
Verification of satellite life-extension technologies, including on-orbit fuel replenishment
17 January 2025
4:07 [1] [3]
Long March 2D Y101 Jiuquan SLS-2 [4] Successful
Bajisitan PRSC-E01 巴基斯坦PRSC-EO1 Sun-synchronous Space and Extraordinary Research Commission (SUPARCO) Earth observation
Tianlu-1 天路一号 Sun-synchronous Jianghuai Frontier Technology Collaborative Innovation Center Earth observation
Lantan-1 蓝碳一号 Sun-synchronous Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Technology Earth observation
PRSC-E01 is the first of a three-satellites Pakistani optical remote-sensing constellation
23 January 2025
05:15 [5] [6]
Long March 6A Y6 Taiyuan LA-9ASuccessful
Qianfan Jigui 06 zu 千帆极轨06组 (Thousand Sails Polar Orbit 06 group)
(18 satellites)
Polar Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Communications
Fourth batch of 18 satellites launched for the Qianfan megaconstellation
23 January 2025
15:32 [5] [7]
Long March 3B Y--- Xichang LC-2Successful
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan Weixing-14 Geostationary transfer CNSA Communications/Technology verification
Classified communications and technology verification satellite
11 February 2025
9:30 [5]
Long March 8A Y1 Wenchang LC-201Successful
Weixing Huliangwang Digui Group 02 (01-09) Low Earth China Satellite Network Group Co., Ltd. (China SatNet) Communications
Maiden launch of the CZ-8A, second batch (9 satellites) of "Guowang" broadband communications megaconstellation
22 February 2025
12:11 [8] [9]
Long March 3B Y101 Xichang LC-2Successful
Zhongxing 10R (ChinaSat 10R) Geostationary transfer China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (China Satcom) Communications
Replacement satellite for ChinaSat-10 launched in 2011 [9]
27 February 2025
7:08 [8] [10]
Long March 2C Y--- Jiuquan LC-xSuccessful
Siwei Gaojing-1 03,04
四维高景一号 03,04
(Superview Neo-1 03/04)
Polar China Siwei (operates under CASC) [11] Earth observation
Payload forms part of four on-orbit ultra high-resolution Neo-1 optical satellites (there are also four existing Neo-2 SAR satellites and one Neo-3 ultra-large width satellite). This commercially-focused Earth-observation constellation is expected to grow to 28 satellites eventually. All satellites in this constellation are in 500 km near-polar orbits. [11]

Future launches

2025

Date/time (UTC)Rocket Serial number Launch siteOutcome
PayloadSeparation orbitOperatorFunction
Remarks
May (TBD) [12] Long March 3B Xichang
Tianwen-2 Heliocentric CNSA Asteroid sample return
Sample return mission headed for the 469219 Kamoʻoalewa asteroid.
June (TBD) [13] [14] Long March 5B Y5 Wenchang LC-1
Xuntian Low Earth CNSA Space telescope
2025 (TBD) [15] Long March 3B
Asteroid impacter Heliocentric CNSA Asteroid redirect test
Asteroid orbiter Heliocentric CNSA Asteroid flyby
Planetary defense mission headed for the 2019 VL5 asteroid.

2026

Date/time (UTC)Rocket Serial number Launch siteOutcome
PayloadSeparation orbitOperatorFunction
Remarks
2026 (TBD) [16] Long March 5 Wenchang LC-1
Chang'e 7 Selenocentric CNSA Lunar lander

2028

Date/time (UTC)Rocket Serial number Launch siteOutcome
PayloadSeparation orbitOperatorFunction
Remarks
2028 (TBD) [16] Long March 5 Wenchang LC-1
Chang'e 8 Selenocentric CNSA Lunar lander

2029

Date/time (UTC)Rocket Serial number Launch siteOutcome
PayloadSeparation orbitOperatorFunction
Remarks
September (TBD) [17] Long March 5 Wenchang LC-1
Tianwen-4 Jupiter orbiter Jovicentric CNSA Jupiter orbiter
Tianwen-4 Uranus flyby probe Heliocentric CNSA Uranus flyby


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