Long March 10

In Development

Overview

Partially reusable super-heavy-lift rocket for the crewed lunar program, designed to separately launch the Mengzhou spacecraft and Lanyue lander to trans-lunar injection.

Completed a successful low-altitude flight and Mengzhou abort test on February 11, 2026. A single-stick Long March 10A is expected in 2026 and the triple-core variant in 2027, targeting a crewed Moon landing before 2030.

Key Specs

Payload to LEO

70,000 kg

Payload to TLI

27,000 kg

Height

92.5 m (303 ft)

Engines

21 x YF-100K (triple-core)

Reusability

First stage (partially reusable)

Target Crewed Lunar Landing

Before 2030