Next Chinese rocket launch
China launches at a pace second only to SpaceX: state Long March vehicles alongside fast-growing commercial players like Galactic Energy and LandSpace, flying from Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and the coastal Wenchang site. The schedule below updates automatically.
Next up
Long March 7A Launch: Time & How to Watch (17 July 2026)Fri 17 Jul, 11:00 UTC · 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China · TBC
Upcoming launches
- Long March 7A Launch: Time & How to Watch (17 July 2026) — Fri 17 Jul, 11:00 UTC
- Long March 3B/E Launch: Time & How to Watch (23 July 2026) — Thu 23 Jul, 11:00 UTC
- Long March 5 | Chang'e 7 Launch: When & How to Watch (31 Aug 2026) — Mon 31 Aug, 00:00 UTC
Recent launches
- Long March 10B | Demo Flight — launch recap (10 July 2026) — Success
- Long March 8A | SpaceSail Polar Group #14 — launch recap (5 July 2026) — Success
- Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #13 — launch recap (4 July 2026) — Success
- Long March 4B | Haiyang 2E — launch recap (1 July 2026) — Success
- Long March 7A | TJSW-26A — launch recap (23 June 2026) — Success
- Kuaizhou 11 | CentiSpace-1 Group 05 — launch recap (17 June 2026) — Success
- Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 22 — launch recap (17 June 2026) — Success
- Long March 3B/E | Shijian 31 — launch recap (16 June 2026) — Success
How often does China launch rockets?
Around 60–100 orbital launches per year across state and commercial providers — roughly one to two per week.