Long March 3B Vehicle Overview

A complete overview of the Long March 3B launch vehicle, including launch stats, vehicle info and launch locations.

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Long March 3B/E rocket

Basic Info

Name

Long March 3B

Family

Long March 3

Manufacturer

First Launch

14 Feb 1996

Successful Launches

96

Failed Launches

4

Rocket Info (Long March 3B/E)

Status

Active

Stages

3

Length

56.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

456 tons

Thrust

5,924 kN

Reusability

Not Reusable

Payload Info (Long March 3B/E)

LEO Capacity

12,000 kg

GTO Capacity

5,500 kg

Launch Cost

$70M

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.

Launch Sites used by Long March 3B

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Xichang Satellite Launch Center launch site

A major Chinese spaceport for scientific, civil, and military satellite launches since 1984.

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