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Long March·China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Long March 3B/E

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Specifications

Status
active
Height
56.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Mass
456,000 kg
Stages
3
Thrust
5,924 kN
Payload to LEO
12,000 kg
Payload to GTO
5,500 kg
First flight
2007-05-13
Total launches
78
Success / Fail
76 / 2

The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.

Payloads it launched

60 loaded
FENGYUN 4C
GEO
TJS-22
GEO
TJS-21
GEO
GAOFEN-14 02
LEO
CHINASAT 9C
GEO
TIANWEN-2
Heliocentric
TIANLIAN 2-05
GEO
TJS-17
GEO
TIANLIAN 2-04
GEO
TJS-15
GEO
ZHONGXING-10R
GEO
TJS-14
GEO
SHIJIAN-25 (SJ-25)
GEO
TJS-12
GEO
TJS-13
HEO
HULIANWAN GAOGUI-03 (H*)
GEO
HULIANWAN GAOGUI-02 (H*)
GEO
PAKSAT-MM1
GEO
ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A
MEO
ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01B
MEO
HULIANWAN GAOGUI-01 (H*)
GEO
ZHONGXING-6E
GEO
LUDI TANCE-4 01A
GEO
GAOFEN-13 02
GEO
ZHONGXING-26
GEO
SHIYAN-10 02 (SY-10 02)
HEO
ZHONGXING-19
GEO
TIANLIAN 2-03
GEO
ZHONGXING-6D
GEO
TJS-9
GEO
TIANLIAN 2-02
GEO
ZHONGXING-1D
GEO
SHIJIAN-21 (SJ-21)
GEO
SHIYAN-10 01 (SY-10 01)
HEO
CHINASAT 9B
GEO
TJS-7
GEO
ZHONGXING-2E
GEO
TJS-6
GEO
TIANTONG-1 3
GEO
GAOFEN-14 01
LEO
TIANTONG-1 2
GEO
GAOFEN-13 01
GEO
APSTAR-6D
GEO
BEIDOU-3 IGSO-3 (C40)
Beidou · GEO
TJS-4
GEO
ZHONGXING-18
MEO
BEIDOU-3 IGSO-2 (C39)
Beidou · GEO
BEIDOU-3 IGSO-1 (C38)
Beidou · GEO
TIANLIAN 2-01
GEO
ZHONGXING-6C
GEO
CHANG'E-4
Lunar
APSTAR-6C
GEO
ALCOMSAT 1
GEO
ZHONGXING-9A
GEO
TIANTONG-1 1
GEO
BELINTERSAT-1
GEO
GAOFEN-4
GEO
ZHONGXING-1C
GEO
LAOSAT 1
GEO
ZHONGXING-2C
GEO

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