How many times has Long March 7A flown?

18 times, with 16 successes and 2 failures.

What is Long March 7A's success rate?

88.9%. That's 16 successful flights out of 18 attempts.

When is the next Long March 7A launch?

Long March 7A has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

How much can Long March 7A lift to orbit?

Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 7A.

Is Long March 7A reusable?

No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 7A as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.

LM7

Rocket file · LV-216

Long March 7A

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

Long March 7A is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It first flew on 16 March 2020. It has flown 18 times with 16 successes, a success rate of 88.9%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE

HeightNOT ON FILE

DiameterNOT ON FILE

Payload to LEONOT ON FILE

Payload to GTONOT ON FILE

Maiden flight16 March 2020

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 flights18

Successful16

Failed2

Success rate88.9%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

VariantA

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

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

All upcoming launches

Long March 7A in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Long March 7 Y6中国新闻社 · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

Shijian-23 Pre-LaunchChina News Service · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

中国成功发射实践二十三号卫星1中国新闻社 · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 7A flown?: 18 times, with 16 successes and 2 failures.
What is Long March 7A's success rate?: 88.9%. That's 16 successful flights out of 18 attempts.
When is the next Long March 7A launch?: Long March 7A has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Long March 7A lift to orbit?: Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 7A.
Is Long March 7A reusable?: No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 7A as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.