China’s carrier rocket Long March-5 takes off in maiden flight China successfully launched the Long March-5, its largest ever carrier rocket, on Thursday night from the Wenchang launch center. The rocket is expected to become the carrier for the core module of China's future Tiangong space station, lunar and Mars missions. | CGTN

The third launch of China’s heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket successfully delivered its satellite payload to orbit Friday, validating engine design changes after a failure on the Long March 5’s second flight, and clearing the way for the launch of a Chinese Mars rover and lunar sample return mission in 2020. FULL STORY: https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/27/successful-long-march-5-launch-paves-way-for-new-chinese-space-missions/ | Spaceflight Now

China prepares to launch its carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y5, for the Chang'e-5 lunar mission later this month. The rocket has been vertically transported to the launching area in S China's Hainan #LunarMission | China Xinhua Sci-Tech

370K views · 5.5K reactions | China's new Long March-5B large carrier rocket made its maiden flight Tuesday, sending a trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule into space. #ItMatters #ChinaStyle | CCTV | Facebook

Long March-5B Carrier Rocket Offers Greater Lift Capacity: Engineers The Long March-5B rocket to carry into orbit China's space station lab module Wentian in the near future is known for its world's unique "a-stage-and-a-half" launch architecture and greater lift capacity, has effectively improved the launch reliability, said engineers of the rocket. https://www.cctvplus.com/news/20220718/8282330.shtml#!language=1 | CCTV

1M views · 5.2K reactions | The fourth Long March-5 rocket, to be used to launch China's first Mars exploration mission, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Friday. The planned launch of the carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y4, is set for late July or early August, according to China National Space Administration. | CGTN | Facebook

5.4K views · 235 reactions | The Long March-5 rocket, upgraded for the Chang'e-6 probe mission, can carry a heavier payload compared to previous deep space exploration missions, according to an engineer. https://www.cctvplus.com/news/20240503/8375152.shtml#!language=1 | CCTV+ | Facebook

11K views · 42 reactions | The China National Space Administration announced on Friday that the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket has safely arrived at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in China. The carrier rocket will carry out the Chang'e-6 mission as part of the fourth phase of China's lunar exploration program. #SpaceChina | CGTN | Facebook