Long March family

Long March 3C

Flights flown14
Success rate100%14/14
Maiden flight2008-04-25
Peak year20104 flights

Long March 3C is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 25 April 2008.

Flight record

14 records
100% success rate14 of 14 flown
2008peak 2010 · 4 flights2019
First flight2008-04-25
Latest flight2019-05-17
Failures0
Consecutive successes14
Fastest turnaround30d 5h

Vehicle

C spec
Maiden flight2008-04-25

Pads used

2 pads

Orbits delivered

2 orbits
Geostationary Transfer Orbit4Geostationary Orbit2

Launch history

14 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2019-05-17Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G8Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2018-12-24Long March 3C | TJS-3 (TJSW-3)Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2016-11-22Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-04Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2016-06-12Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G7Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2012-10-25Long March 3C | Compass-G6Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2012-07-25Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-03Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2012-02-24Long March 3C | Compass-G5Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2011-07-11Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-02Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2010-10-31Long March 3C | Compass-G4Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2010-10-01Long March 3C | Chang'e 2Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2010-06-02Long March 3C | Compass-G3Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2010-01-16Long March 3C | Compass-G1Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Success
2009-04-14Long March 3C | Beidou DW 2Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Geostationary OrbitSuccess
2008-04-25Long March 3C | Tian Lian 1ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)Geostationary OrbitSuccess

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