Long March family
Long March 4C
The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.
Flights flown60
Success rate96.7%58/60
Maiden flight2006-04-26
Peak year202210 flights
Long March 4C is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 26 April 2006.
Flight record
96.7% success rate58 of 60 flown · 2 failed
2006peak 2022 · 10 flights2026
First flight2006-04-26
Latest flight2026-04-17
Failures2
Consecutive successes34
Fastest turnaround8d 18h
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Maiden flight | 2006-04-26 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Sun-Synchronous Orbit29Low Earth Orbit9Lunar Orbit1Polar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Long March 4C | Daqi-2 (AEMS) | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-09-26 | Long March 4C | Fengyun-3H | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-08-17 | Long March 4C | Shiyan 28 B-02 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-07-03 | Long March 4C | Shiyan 28 B-01 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-10-15 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-12 05 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-11 | Long March 4C | Shiyan 23 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-09-26 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-09-06 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-03 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-20 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-12 04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-03 | Long March 4C | Fengyun-3F | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-03-31 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 34-04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-03-09 | Long March 4C | Tianhui-6 A/B | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-12 | Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-15 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 34-03 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-10-29 | Long March 2D | Shiyan 20C | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-09-02 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-27 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-03 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-04-15 | Long March 4C | Daqi-1 (AEMS) | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-04-06 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-3 03 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-03-17 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 34-02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-02-26 | Long March 4C | L-SAR 01B | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-01-25 | Long March 4C | L-SAR 01A | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-26 | Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-11-22 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-3 02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-09-07 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-5-02 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-07-04 | Long March 4C | Fengyun-3E | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-04-30 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 34 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-03-30 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-03-13 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2021-02-24 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2021-01-29 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2020-12-27 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-33(R) | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2019-11-27 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-12 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2019-10-04 | Long March 4C | Gaofen-10R | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2019-05-22 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-33 | Launch Complex 7 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 2018-05-20 | Long March 4C | Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2018-05-08 | Long March 4C | Gaofen 5 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2018-04-10 | Long March 4C | 3 x Yaogan-31-01 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2018-03-31 | Long March 4C | Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2017-11-14 | Long March 4C | Fengyun-3D | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2016-08-31 | Long March 4C | Gaofen 10 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 2016-08-09 | Long March 4C | Gaofen 3 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2015-11-26 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-29 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2015-08-27 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-27 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2014-12-10 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 25A, Yaogan 25B, Yaogan 25C | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2014-10-20 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-22 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2014-08-09 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 20A, Yaogan 20B, Yaogan 20C | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2013-11-20 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 19 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2013-09-23 | Long March 4C | Fengyun-3C | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2013-09-01 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 17A, B & C | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2013-07-19 | Long March 4C | Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & ChuangXin 3 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2012-11-25 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 16A, Yaogan 16B, Yaogan 16C | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2012-05-29 | Long March 4C | Yaogan 15 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2010-11-04 | Long March 4C | Feng Yun-3B | Launch Complex 7 | Success | |
| 2010-08-09 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-10 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2010-03-05 | Long March 4C | Yaogan-9 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2009-12-15 | Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 8 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2008-05-27 | Long March 4C | Feng Yun 3A | Launch Complex 7 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2007-11-11 | Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 3 | Launch Complex 7 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2006-04-26 | Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 1 | Launch Complex 7 | Sun-Synchronous 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