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

Launch statistics

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Launch history

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2025

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Date/time (UTC) Rocket Serial number Launch site Outcome
Payload Separation orbit Operator Function
Remarks
6 January 2025
20:00[1][2] 		Long March 3B Yxx Xichang LC-3 Successful
Shijian 25 Geostationary transfer CNSA Technology verification
Verification of satellite life-extension technologies, including on-orbit fuel replenishment

Future launches

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2025

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Date/time (UTC) Rocket Serial number Launch site Outcome
Payload Separation orbit Operator Function
Remarks
May (TBD)[3] Long March 3B Xichang
Tianwen-2 Heliocentric CNSA Asteroid sample return
Sample return mission headed for the 469219 Kamoʻoalewa asteroid.
June (TBD)[4][5] Long March 5B Y5 Wenchang LC-1
Xuntian Low Earth CNSA Space telescope
2025 (TBD)[6] 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

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Date/time (UTC) Rocket Serial number Launch site Outcome
Payload Separation orbit Operator Function
Remarks
2026 (TBD)[7] Long March 5 Wenchang LC-1
Chang'e 7 Selenocentric CNSA Lunar lander

2028

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Date/time (UTC) Rocket Serial number Launch site Outcome
Payload Separation orbit Operator Function
Remarks
2028 (TBD)[7] Long March 5 Wenchang LC-1
Chang'e 8 Selenocentric CNSA Lunar lander

2029

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Date/time (UTC) Rocket Serial number Launch site Outcome
Payload Separation orbit Operator Function
Remarks
September (TBD)[8] Long March 5 Wenchang LC-1
Tianwen-4 Jupiter orbiter Jovicentric CNSA Jupiter orbiter
Tianwen-4 Uranus flyby probe Heliocentric CNSA Uranus flyby


References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan's Space Report, Next Issue". Jonathan McDowell. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ "我国成功发射实践二十五号卫星". Chinanews.com.cn. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ "天问二号已基本完成初样研制，预计2025年5月前后发射" [Tianwen-2 has basically completed the development of the first sample and is expected to be launched around May 2025]. Guancha. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "China Delays Launch of Its Xuntian Space Telescope". Scientific American. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Flagship Chinese Space Telescope to Unravel Cosmic Mysteries". Chinese Academy of Sciences. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. ^ Jones, Andrew (11 April 2023). "China to target asteroid 2019 VL5 for 2025 planetary defense test". SpaceNews. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b China N' Asia Spaceflight [@CNSpaceflight] (24 November 2022). "Update:
    2024 Queqiao-2 data relay
    2025 Chang'e-6 lunar sample return from far side
    2026 Chang'e-7 lunar landing in south pole
    2028 Chang'e-8 basic model of lunar research station"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ CNSA Watcher [@CNSAWatcher] (23 December 2023). "Tianwen-4, launching Sept 2029, will journey to Jupiter using Venus & Earth gravity assists. Targeting Jupiter capture by Dec 2035 & a Uranus flyby in March 2045, the mission includes 2 probes, one exploring Jupiter's system and another flying by Uranus" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Sources

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