Long March 3
Long March familyChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationRetired
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,961 kN
- Height
- 23.49 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 204 t
- Stages
- 3
- LEO capacity
- 5,000 kg
- GTO capacity
- 1,500 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
13flightswith a definitive outcome
76.9%success rate10 of 13
3failuresincluding partial failures
2success streakcurrent
First flight January 29, 1984 · latest June 25, 2000
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Long March 3 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |