Long March 4

The Long March 4B is 44.1 meters tall and weighs 249,200 kilograms when fully fueled.

Protective devices like insulative materials and heaters were installed on the Long March 4B to adapt to low temperatures before launch.

On December 9, a Long March 4B launched from Jiuquan carrying the Yaogan 47 remote sensing satellite.

Launch 81 was conducted using a Long March 4B rocket from Jiuquan.

The other two launches that contributed to China's record were a Long March 6A with five GuoWang satellites and a Long March 4B with the Yaogan-47 spacecraft.

The first-stage of the Long March 4B is powered by four YF-21C engines generating 302 tons of thrust.

At 11:41 am China Standard Time on December 9th, a Long March 4B lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center carrying a single spacecraft towards sun-synchronous orbit.

Long March 4B Y64 launched YaoGan-47 from Jiuquan on December 09 at 03:41 UTC.

The Long March 4B has flown from all three inland launch sites in China: the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

The fairing diameter of the Long March 4B is either 3.8 or 4.2 meters.

The second-stage of the Long March 4B is powered by a single YF-22C engine and four YF-23C verniers generating 80 tons of thrust.

Long March 4C Y45 launched FengYun-3H at 19:28 UTC on September 26 from Jiuquan.

This launch is the 113th for the Long March 4 series and the 245th Long March vehicle launch from the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.

The Long March 4C successfully sent the Fengyun-3 (08) meteorological satellite into orbit.

The Fengyun-3H weather satellite was the payload of the Long March 4C launch.

A Long March 4C lifted off at 1928 UTC on September 26 from Jiuquan.

A Long March 4C rocket launched from Launch Area 4 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 27th, 2025.

The Long March 4C rocket has completed its 58th mission with this launch.