Long March 3B
Long March family
· built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
· maiden flight 1996-02-14
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-15T20:08:04.839063+00:00 | 7531-09-01
The Long March 3B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rocket with four strap-on liquid rocket boosters, it is currently the most powerful member of the Long March rocket family and the heaviest of the Long March 3 rocket family, and is mainly used to place communications satellites into geosynchronous orbits.
Specifications
54.8 mLength
3.35 mDiameter
426 tLaunch mass
5923 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
11500 kgTo LEO
5100 kgTo GTO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
24Total launches
21Successful
3Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
24In our archive
87.5%Success rate
Feb 14, 1996 19:01 UTCEarliest tracked
May 17, 2023 02:49 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 G4 | May 17, 2023 02:49 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Fengyun-4B | Jun 02, 2021 16:17 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G3 | Jun 23, 2020 01:43 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Nusantara Dua | Apr 09, 2020 11:46 UTC | Failure |
| Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G2 | Mar 09, 2020 11:55 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | TJS-5 (TJSW-5) | Jan 07, 2020 15:20 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) | Jan 10, 2019 17:11 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G1 | Nov 01, 2018 15:57 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16 | Apr 12, 2017 11:04 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2) | Jan 05, 2017 15:18 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Fengyun-4A | Dec 10, 2016 16:11 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu | Dec 01, 2013 17:30 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Chinasat-10 | Jun 20, 2011 16:13 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Chinasat-6A | Sep 04, 2010 16:14 UTC | Success |
| Long March 3B | Palapa-D | Aug 31, 2009 09:28 UTC | Partial Failure |