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Long March 7

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE

Long March 7 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 53.1 m tall, lifts 13,500 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 25 June 2016. It has flown 10 times with 10 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height53.1 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO13,500 kg
Payload to GTO5,500 kg
Maiden flight25 June 2016
ReusableNo, expendable
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

ON RECORD
Total flights10
Successful10
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0

About Long March 7

The Long March 7 is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CAST). It made its inaugural flight on 25 June 2016 and is used to launch Tianzhou resupply spacecraft to the Chinese Space Station.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Long March 7 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 7 flown?
10 times, with 10 successes and 0 failures.
What is Long March 7's success rate?
100.0%. That's 10 successful flights out of 10 attempts.
When is the next Long March 7 launch?
Long March 7 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Long March 7 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Long March 7 at 13,500 kg to low Earth orbit and 5,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Long March 7 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 7 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.