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Long March family

Long March 3B/E

China2007 to 2026
Drawing of the Long March 3B/E

The enhanced Long March 3B, with a stretched core and larger boosters, China's main launcher to geostationary orbit since 2007. It carries communications satellites, most of the Beidou navigation network, the Chang'e 4 lander and rover in 2018 and the Tianwen-2 asteroid sample mission in 2025.

Launches
78
Success rate
97%
1 failure · 1 partial
First flight
13 May 2007
Nigcomsat 1
Last flight
23 July 2026
Tianlian 2-06
Builder
CASC
Height
56.3 m
Diameter
3.4 m
Stages
3
Boosters
4 × CZ-3BE Booster
Propellants
UDMH / N2O4, LH2 / LOX
Payload to LEO
12,000 kg
Payload to GTO
5,500 kg

Launches per year

Long March 3B/E
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YearLaunchesLong March 3B/E
197010
197110
197410
197510
197610
197810
198210
198310
198430
198510
198620
198720
198840
199050
199110
199240
199310
199450
199530
199640
199760
199860
199940
200050
200110
200240
200360
200480
200550
200660
2007101
2008111
200960
2010150
2011194
2012195
2013142
2014150
2015197
2016222
2017162
2018372
2019267
2020344
20214910
2022534
2023474
2024497
20256913
2026483

Long March rockets

RocketFlownLaunchesSuccess rateHeightPayload to LEO
Long March 11970 to 19712100%29.9 m300 kg
Long March 2A1974 to 1978475%31.2 m1,800 kg
Long March 2C1982 to 20266799%42 m3,850 kg
Long March 31984 to 20001377%43.3 m5,000 kg
Long March 4A1988 to 19902100%41.9 m4,000 kg
Long March 2E1990 to 1995771%49.7 m9,200 kg
Long March 2D1992 to 202610199%38.3 m3,500 kg
Long March 3A1994 to 201827100%52.5 m8,500 kg
Long March 3B1996 to 20232488%54.8 m11,500 kg
Long March 2C/SD1997 to 19997100%39.9 m3,850 kg
Long March 4B1999 to 20265898%44.1 m4,200 kg
Long March 2F1999 to 20087100%58.3 m8,400 kg
Long March 2C/SM2003 to 20042100%42 m3,850 kg
Long March 4C2006 to 20266097%45.8 m4,200 kg
Long March 3B/E2007 to 20267897%56.3 m12,000 kg
Long March 3C2008 to 201914100%54.8 m
Long March 2C/SMA2008 to 20183100%40.7 m2,800 kg
Long March 2F/G2011 to 202622100%58.3 m8,399 kg
Long March 3C/E2014 to 20253100%55.6 m8,000 kg
Long March 3C/YZ-12015 to 20253100%54.8 m
Long March 3B/YZ-12015 to 202415100%54.8 m11,500 kg
Long March 62015 to 202615100%29 m1,500 kg
Long March 112015 to 202518100%20 m500 kg
Long March 7/YZ-1A20161100%53.1 m13,200 kg
Long March 5/YZ-22016 to 2017250%57 m25,000 kg
Long March 72017 to 202610100%53.1 m13,500 kg
Long March 2C/YZ-1S2018 to 20261090%42 m3,850 kg
Long March 2D/YZ-32018 to 20244100%38.3 m3,400 kg
Long March 52019 to 20269100%57 m25,000 kg
Long March 7A2020 to 20261889%60 m12,000 kg
Long March 5B2020 to 20224100%53.7 m25,000 kg
Long March 82020 to 20266100%50.3 m8,100 kg
Long March 8 (Core Only)20221100%48 m3,000 kg
Long March 6A2022 to 202627100%50 m5,000 kg
Long March 6C2024 to 20262100%43 m4,500 kg
Long March 122024 to 20269100%62 m12,000 kg
Long March 5B/YZ-22024 to 20253100%53.7 m25,000 kg
Long March 8A2025 to 202611100%50.5 m9,800 kg
Long March 12A20251100%69 m12,000 kg
Long March 12B20261100%72 m20,000 kg
Long March 10B20261100%70.2 m16,000 kg