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Long March 3
RetiredChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
Key figures
Total launches
13
Successes
10
Failures
3
Success rate
76.9 %
Success streak
2
Maiden flight
Jan 29, 1984
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
45d 23h
Planned launches
0
Long March, Long March 3 family total
176 launches · 168 successes · 8 failures (8 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Long March 3” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Long March, Long March 3 family totals 176 launches across 8 variants.
Technology
Length
23.49 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
204 t
Liftoff thrust
2,961 kN
Stages
3
LEO (low Earth orbit)
5,000 kg
GTO (geo transfer)
1,500 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 13
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia