CASC · Operational · cn · Launch Vehicle
Long March 5
China's heaviest operational rocket; supports lunar, deep-space, and space-station missions.
Verified 2026-06-17 · First flight 2016-11-03
Systems cutaway
Specs & Metrics
- Payload to LEO ↑ better
- 25,000 kg
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to low Earth orbit (~200–400 km circular), in the vehicle's stated reference configuration.
- Payload to GTO ↑ better
- 14,000 kg
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to geostationary transfer orbit (~185 × 35,786 km), in the stated reference config.
- Liftoff Thrust ↑ better
- 10573 kN
- Total first-stage thrust at liftoff (sea-level), in kilonewtons, summing all active engines and solid strap-ons.
- Liftoff Mass ↓ better
- 869 t
- Total vehicle mass at liftoff including propellant, payload, and all stages, in metric tonnes.
- Vehicle Height ↓ better
- 57.0 m
- Full stack height at liftoff, in metres, including fairing or spacecraft.
- Launches in 2025 ↑ better
- 3
- Total number of launch attempts conducted in calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 UTC).