Long March 4C
Long March family
· built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
· maiden flight 2006-04-26
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-15T20:08:04.839063+00:00 | 7531-09-01
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.
Specifications
3Stages
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
60Total launches
58Successful
2Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
60In our archive
96.7%Success rate
Apr 26, 2006 22:48 UTCEarliest tracked
Apr 17, 2026 04:10 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Long March 4C | Daqi-2 (AEMS) | Apr 17, 2026 04:10 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Fengyun-3H | Sep 26, 2025 19:28 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Shiyan 28 B-02 | Aug 17, 2025 08:55 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Shiyan 28 B-01 | Jul 03, 2025 09:35 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Gaofen-12 05 | Oct 15, 2024 23:45 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Shiyan 23 | May 11, 2024 23:43 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-04 | Sep 26, 2023 20:15 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Yaogan 33-03 | Sep 06, 2023 18:14 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Gaofen-12 04 | Aug 20, 2023 17:45 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Fengyun-3F | Aug 03, 2023 03:47 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Yaogan 34-04 | Mar 31, 2023 06:27 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Tianhui-6 A/B | Mar 09, 2023 22:41 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B | Dec 12, 2022 08:22 UTC | Success |
| Long March 4C | Yaogan 34-03 | Nov 15, 2022 01:38 UTC | Success |
| Long March 2D | Shiyan 20C | Oct 29, 2022 01:01 UTC | Success |