Long March 5
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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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 10,600 kN
- Height
- 57 m
- Diameter
- 5 m
- Launch mass
- 867 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 25,000 kg
- GTO capacity
- 14,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
First flight December 27, 2019 · latest June 11, 2026 · 07:30 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Long March 5 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |