Long March family
Long March 3A
Flights flown27
Success rate100%27/27
Maiden flight1994-02-08
Peak year20074 flights
Long March 3A is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 8 February 1994.
Flight record
100% success rate27 of 27 flown
1994peak 2007 · 4 flights2018
First flight1994-02-08
Latest flight2018-07-09
Failures0
Consecutive successes27
Fastest turnaround23d 4h
Payload
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 2,300kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 52.5m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 240t |
| Liftoff thrust | 2,962kN |
| Maiden flight | 1994-02-08 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit12Geostationary Transfer Orbit2Elliptical Orbit1Lunar Orbit1Medium Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-09 | Long March 3A | Beidou-2 I7 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2018-06-05 | Long March 3A | Fengyun-2H | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-03-29 | Long March 3A | Beidou No. 22 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2014-12-31 | Long March 3A | Fengyun 2-08 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2012-01-13 | Long March 3A | Fengyun 2-07 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2011-12-01 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-5 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2011-07-26 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-4 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2011-04-09 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-3 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2010-12-17 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-2 (Compass-I2) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2010-11-24 | Long March 3A | ZhongXing-20A | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2010-07-31 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-1 ( BEIDOU-2 IGS-1) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2008-12-23 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2E | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-10-24 | Long March 3A | Chang'e-1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2007-05-31 | Long March 3A | Xinnuo 3 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-04-13 | Long March 3A | Beidou DW 1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2007-02-02 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2006-12-08 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2D | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2006-09-12 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 22A | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2004-10-19 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2C | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-11-14 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 20 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-05-24 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2000-12-20 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-30 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-01-25 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 22 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-05-11 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 6 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-11-29 | Long March 3A | DFH-3 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-02-08 | Long March 3A | Shi Jian 4 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
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