Long March 10A | Demo Flight
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
2026
Rocket file · LV-537
Long March 10A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 10A is a reusable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 67.4 m tall, lifts 18,000 kg to low Earth orbit. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is Long March 10A | Demo Flight for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, no earlier than 2026.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height67.4 m
Diameter5.0 m
Payload to LEO18,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flightNOT ON FILE
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
NO FLIGHTS
Total flights0
Successful0
Failed0
Success rateNO DATA
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled1
About Long March 10A
The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their new Low Earth Orbit crew missions launcher. It is based on a single 1st stage core of the Long March 10, with 7 YF-100 series kerosene/liquid oxygen staged-combustion cycle engines on the 1st stage and 1 on the 2nd stage. The 1st stage is designed to be recovered downrange by a recovery barge equipped with an arrestor net and support frame, with the 1st stage landing on the net’s cables using its grid fins.
Upcoming flights
Long March 10A in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 10A flown?
- Long March 10A hasn't flown yet, but 1 flights are scheduled.
- What is Long March 10A's success rate?
- Long March 10A hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
- When is the next Long March 10A launch?
- Long March 10A | Demo Flight, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from 301.
- How much can Long March 10A lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Long March 10A at 18,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Long March 10A reusable?
- Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 10A as reusable. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.