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Long March 4B

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The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.

Long March 4B vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
2,961 kN
Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
249 t
Stages
3
LEO capacity
4,200 kg
GTO capacity
1,500 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

57flightswith a definitive outcome
98.2%success rate56 of 57
37success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

5 of 57

All 57 flights