Launch vehicle · CNSA
Long March 5
Also known as CZ-5
RocketsHeavy-lift
Imagery
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome at Johnson Space Center
jsc2025e032543 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome at Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston from NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Woody Hoburg after completing a long-du…
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NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
China's heavy-lift rocket, used to launch the Tianwen-1 Mars mission, Chang'e lunar sample-return missions, and Tiangong station modules.
Components & hardware
Knowledge connections
- Operated byCNSA (China National Space Administration)
- LaunchedTianwen-1
- LaunchedChang'e 5
- Member of familyLong March
- Launched fromWenchang LC-101
- Powered byYF-77
- Powered byYF-100
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- Gunter's Space PageGunter Krebs — Gunter's Space Page
A specialist reference compilation of launch vehicles, stages, and spacecraft across all spacefaring nations.