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Long March 3

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ACTIVE

LAUNCHER INFO

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.

MANUFACTURER INFO

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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LAUNCHER SPECIFICATIONS

(diameter)

3.35 m

TO GTO

5100 kg

(length)

54.8 m

TO LEO

11500 kg

(reusable)

false

LAUNCH STATISTICS

TOTAL LAUNCHES

25

SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES

22

FAILED LAUNCHES

3

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