CASC · Operational · cn · Launch Vehicle
Long March 7
Medium-lift rocket for Tianzhou cargo supply to China Space Station.
Verified 2026-06-17 · First flight 2016-06-25
Systems cutaway
Specs & Metrics
- Payload to LEO ↑ better
- 13,500 kg
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to low Earth orbit (~200–400 km circular), in the vehicle's stated reference configuration.
- Payload to GTO ↑ better
- 4,000 kg
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to geostationary transfer orbit (~185 × 35,786 km), in the stated reference config.
- Liftoff Thrust ↑ better
- 7200 kN
- 4 × YF-100 boosters (4,800 kN) + 2 × YF-100 core (2,400 kN)
- Total first-stage thrust at liftoff (sea-level), in kilonewtons, summing all active engines and solid strap-ons.
- Liftoff Mass ↓ better
- 597 t
- Total vehicle mass at liftoff including propellant, payload, and all stages, in metric tonnes.
- Vehicle Height ↓ better
- 53.1 m
- Full stack height at liftoff, in metres, including fairing or spacecraft.
- Launches in 2025 ↑ better
- 1
- Tianzhou 9 on July 14, 2025
- Total number of launch attempts conducted in calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 UTC).