Long March family
Long March 3B/E
The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.
Flights flown78
Success rate97.4%76/78
Payload to LEO12,000kg
Cost per kg to LEO$5,833$70M per launch
Maiden flight2007-05-13
Peak year202513 flights
Long March 3B/E is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 13 May 2007.
Flight record
97.4% success rate76 of 78 flown · 2 failed
2007peak 2025 · 13 flights2026
First flight2007-05-13
Latest flight2026-07-23
Failures2
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround15d 52m
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 12,000kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 5,500kg |
| Launch cost | $70M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $5,833 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 56.3m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 456t |
| Liftoff thrust | 5,924kN |
| Maiden flight | 2007-05-13 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Transfer Orbit46Elliptical Orbit3Geostationary Orbit2Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit2Medium Earth Orbit2Sun-Synchronous Orbit2Asteroid1Geosynchronous Orbit1High Earth Orbit1Lunar Orbit1
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Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-06 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2026-06-16 | Long March 3B/E | Shijian 31 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2026-01-16 | Long March 3B/E | Shijian 32 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Failure |
| 2025-12-26 | Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-12-09 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-22 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-11-21 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-21 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2025-10-26 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen-14 02 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-06-20 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 9C | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-05-28 | Long March 3B/E | Tianwen-2 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Asteroid | Success |
| 2025-04-27 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-05 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-04-10 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-17 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-03-26 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-04 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-03-09 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-15 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-02-22 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 10R | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-23 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-14 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-06 | Long March 3B/E | Shijian 25 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-12-20 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-12 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-12-03 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-13 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2024-10-10 | Long March 3B/E | WHG-03 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-08-01 | Long March 3B/E | WHG-02 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-30 | Long March 3B/E | Paksat MM1(R) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-09 | Long March 3B/E | ZHTW 1-01 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-02-29 | Long March 3B/E | WHG-01 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-11-09 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 6E | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-12 | Long March 3B/E | L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-03-17 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 13-02 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-02-23 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-29 | Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10-02 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | High Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-05 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 19 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-07-12 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-03 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-04-15 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 6D | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-29 | Long March 3B | TJSW-9 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-13 | Long March 3B | Tianlian 2-02 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-11-26 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 1D | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-10-24 | Long March 3B | Shijian 21 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-09-27 | Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-09-09 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 9B | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-08-24 | Long March 3B | TJSW-7 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-08-05 | Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-02-04 | Long March 3B | TJSW-6 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-01-19 | Long March 3B/E | Tiantong-1-03 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-12-06 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 14 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2020-11-12 | Long March 3B | Tiantong-1-02 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-10-11 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 13 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-07-09 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-6D | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-11-04 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-3 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-10-17 | Long March 3B/E | TJS-4 (TJSW-4) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-08-19 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-18 (Chinasat-18) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-06-24 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-2 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-04-20 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2019-03-31 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-01 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-03-09 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-12-07 | Long March 3B/E | Chang'e 4 (lander and rover) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2018-05-03 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-6C | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2017-12-10 | Long March 3B/E | Alcomsat-1 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2017-06-18 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Failure |
| 2016-08-05 | Long March 3B/E | Tiantong 1-01 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-01-15 | Long March 3B/E | BELINTERSAT-1 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2015-12-28 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 4 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2015-12-09 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat-1C | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2015-11-20 | Long March 3B/E | LaoSat-1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2015-11-03 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-2C (Chinasat-2C) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2015-10-16 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-9 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2015-09-29 | Long March 3B/E | BDS I2-S | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2015-09-12 | Long March 3B/E | TJS-1 (TJSW-1) | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2013-12-20 | Long March 3B/E | Túpac Katari 1 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2013-05-01 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 11 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2012-11-27 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 12 / SupremeSAT-I | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2012-09-18 | Long March 3B/E | Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2012-05-26 | Long March 3B/E | Chinasat-2A | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2012-04-29 | Long March 3B/E | Compass-M3 & Compass-M4 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2012-03-31 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-7 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2011-12-19 | Long March 3B/E | NigComSat-1R | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2011-10-07 | Long March 3B/E | Eutelsat W3C | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2011-09-18 | Long March 3B/E | Chinasat-1A | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2011-08-11 | Long March 3B/E | Paksat-1R | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Success | |
| 2008-10-29 | Long March 3B/E | Simon Bolivar | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-05-13 | Long March 3B/E | Nigcomsat 1 | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) | Geostationary 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