Long March 4B | Unknown Payload
Long March 4B is scheduled to launch the Unknown Payload mission for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, no earlier than Oct 23, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 4B | Unknown Payload
Launched Oct 24, 2026 4:25:00 AMGo
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
Can I see it from my city?
Night launch: the flame can be seen as a rising, flickering light from hundreds of kilometers away.
None of the cities on this site is close enough to see it.
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
Details TBD.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Oct 24 · 4:25:00 AM · in 5.2 days
- Status
- Go
- Launch provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 4B
- Mission type
- Unknown
- Target orbit
- N/A
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China