Long March 3C
China2008 to 2025The Long March 3C stands 54.8 m (180 ft) tall. As of 23 October 2026, the Long March 3C, in all its versions, has 20 launches on record, from 25 April 2008 to 5 September 2025, and 20 of them succeeded (100%).
Latest mission
Government/Top Secret
Long March 3C/YZ-1
Sep 5, 2025
Launched the Shiyan-29 experimental satellite from Xichang using a Long March 3C with a Yuanzheng-1 upper stage, placing it in a slightly super-geosynchronous orbit for space environment detection and related technical tests.
Next mission
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No upcoming mission scheduled.
Statistics summary
Long March 3C launches
2026 so far
0
vs 2 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0
vs 0.0 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
0 t
vs 7 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 0.0 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every Long March 3C launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Long March 3C launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
- Launches
- 20
- Success rate
- 100%
- 0 failures
- First flight
- 2008
- Long March 3C
- Last flight
- 2025
- Long March 3C/YZ-1
- Rocket types
- 3
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Long March 3C versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long March 3C | 2008 to 2019 | 14 | 100% | 54.8 m | |
| Long March 3C/E | 2014 to 2025 | 3 | 100% | 55.6 m | 8,000 kg |
| Long March 3C/YZ-1 | 2015 to 2025 | 3 | 100% | 54.8 m |