Long March 3B/E
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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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 5,924 kN
- Height
- 56.3 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 456 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- $70M
- LEO capacity
- 12,000 kg
- GTO capacity
- 5,500 kg
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- —
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
77
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
97.4%
75 of 77
Current success streak
1
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
Next: Long March 3B/E | Unknown Payload — July 23, 2026
- Long March 3B/E | Shijian 31 — Success
- Long March 3B/E | Shijian 32 — Failure
- Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C — Success
- Long March 3B/E | TJSW-22 — Success
- Long March 3B/E | TJSW-21 — Success