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Long March · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 3

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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
23.49 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Mass
204,000 kg
Stages
3
Payload to LEO
5,000 kg
Payload to GTO
1,500 kg
First flight
1984-01-29
Total launches
13
Success / Fail
10 / 3

The Long March 3 is a chinese orbital carrier rocket. They all launched from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It is a 3 stage rocket used to put communication satellites into geosynchronous trasfer orbits.

Payloads it launched · 13

FENGYUN 2B
GEO
FENGYUN 2A
GEO
ZHONGXING-7
GEO
APSTAR-1A
GEO
APSTAR-1
GEO
STTW-5
MEO
ASIASAT 1
GEO
STTW-4
GEO
STTW-3
GEO
STTW-2
GEO
COSMOS 1729
MEO
STTW-T2
GEO
STTW-T1
MEO