Demo Flight

Overview

Destination: Unknown
Mission: Test Flight

Unknown 301 Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

First test launch of CASC/CALT’s Long March 10 rocket. Payload is expected to be a prototype of the lunar mission version of the Mengzhou crew spacecraft.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 1, 2025, 4:44 p.m.

Added launch.


Long March 10

Family:
Configuration:

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    92.5 m
  • Diameter
    5.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    2189.0 T
  • Thrust
    26250.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Long March 10
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
    CZ-10
  • Full Name
    Long March 10
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    70000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 550 Failures: 14 Pending: 6

Agency Type:

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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