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Long March 5

Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy-lift launch vehicle that has launched missions including the Tianwen-1 Mars probe and modules of the Tiangong space station.

Type
Launch vehicle
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
7

NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center
Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center · NASA/Johnson

Experience system V6

Rocket engineering profile

A vehicle-first layout for staging, launch context, organizations, and mission graph relations.

Architecture SVGTrajectory contextOrganization graphSource trail
  1. 01

    Observe

    NASA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.

  2. 02

    Measure

    Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.

  3. 03

    Locate

    Operated by CNSA (China National Space Administration).

  4. 04

    Connect

    7 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Launch vehicle
Graph relations
7
Verified sources
1
Image records
4
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Mission context

Earth / launchCNSA (China National ...mission arc
  • Operated by

    CNSA (China National Space Administration)

  • Launched

    Tianwen-1

  • Launched

    Chang'e 5

  • Member of family

    Long March

Original SVG diagram

Mission architecture

LaunchEncounterSpacecraftLaunch vehicle systemArchitecture follows recorded graph links.
Agency
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Launch year
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Mission type
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Status
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Chang'e 5CNSA (China Natio...Long MarchTianwen-1Wenchang LC-101YF-100YF-77Long March 5Launch vehicle

Visual knowledge graph

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Image provenance

Photography as evidence

4 cleared visual records
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome at Johnson Space Center

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome at Johnson Space Center

NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)

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organization

CNSA (China National Space Administration)

CNSA is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China, overseeing the country's civil space program including launch vehicles, lunar exploration, and crewed spaceflight.

space mission

Tianwen-1

Tianwen-1 was China's first independent Mars mission, combining an orbiter, lander, and the Zhurong rover.

space mission

Chang'e 5

Chang'e 5 returned the first lunar samples since the 1970s.

rocket family

Long March

China's principal launch-vehicle family, spanning small to heavy lift — from the early hypergolic Long March 2/3/4 to the modern cryogenic Long March 5/6/7/8.

launch pad

Wenchang LC-101

The coastal Wenchang complex for the heavy-lift Long March 5.

rocket engine

YF-77

China's first large LH2/LOX engine, two of which power the Long March 5 core stage.

Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2025-03-18

Gallery

Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center

jsc2025e032537 (March 18, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the Internatio…

2025

NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)

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Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
launch_vehicle:long-march-5
Type
Launch vehicle
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
7
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/launch_vehicle:long-march-5

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

3 of 7 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Complete
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
None
Image coverage
Complete
Timeline coverage
None

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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