Long March family
Long March 3
The Long March 3 is a chinese orbital carrier rocket. They all launched from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It is a 3 stage rocket used to put communication satellites into geosynchronous trasfer orbits.
Flights flown13
Success rate76.9%10/13
Payload to LEO5,000kg
Maiden flight1984-01-29
Peak year19842 flights
Long March 3 is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 29 January 1984 and last flew on 25 June 2000.
Flight record
76.9% success rate10 of 13 flown · 3 failed
1984peak 1984 · 2 flights2000
First flight1984-01-29
Latest flight2000-06-25
Failures3
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround45d 23h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 5,000kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 1,500kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 23.49m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 204t |
| Liftoff thrust | 2,961kN |
| Maiden flight | 1984-01-29 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit13
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-25 | Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2B | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-06-10 | Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2A | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-08-18 | Long March 3 | Zhongxing 7 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1996-07-03 | Long March 3 | Apstar 1A | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-07-21 | Long March 3 | APSTAR 1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-12-28 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 5 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1990-04-07 | Long March 3 | Asiasat 1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-02-04 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 4 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-12-22 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 3 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-03-07 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 2 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1986-02-01 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1984-04-08 | Long March 3 | DFH-2 2 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1984-01-29 | Long March 3 | DFH-2 1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia