The Long March-5 has a payload capacity of 25 tonnes in low Earth orbit and 14 tonnes in geostationary orbit. The liquid-fuel rocket uses liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen and lox kerosene as fuel and will improve China’s space entering capabilities by 2.5 times. The rocket is planned to carry the Chang’e-5 lunar probe in 2017 and will be used to launch China’s space station modules and Mars probes.
CAS news release, August 29, 2016
China prepares for maiden flights of Long March-5, her largest carrier rockets