Long March 3

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology developed the Long March-3B rocket used to launch Fengyun-4B.

A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from pad 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to deploy Fengyun-4B.

The Long March 7A uses new kerosene engine technologies and a stage modified from the older Long March 3B series.

The Long March 7A incorporates new kerosene engine technologies and a stage modified from the Long March 3B series.

The Long March 7A is more capable than the Long March 3B, which can launch 5.5 metric tons to GTO.

The Long March 3B is capable of sending 5.5 metric tons of payload to GTO.

The Long March 3B launches from Xichang in Sichuan province and has flight paths that result in spent stages falling on inhabited areas.

The Long March 7A is designed to launch satellites to GTO and could replace China’s older hypergolic Long March 3B rocket.

The Long March-3B launched TJSW-6 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, Sichuan Province.

The Long March 3B rocket used in the launch features improved fuel containers and improved third-stage engines developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

The 2020-10-11 Long March 3B launch involved the first use of an upgraded payload fairing for the Long March 3B.

A failure with a Long March 3B led to the loss of the Indonesian Palapa-N1 communications satellite in 2020.

Gaofen-13 is en route to geostationary orbit after launching on a Long March 3B from Xichang on 2020-10-11.

An issue with a Long March 3B led to the loss of the Indonesian Palapa-N1 communications satellite in 2020.

An issue with the Long March 3B led to the loss of the Indonesian Palapa-N1 communications satellite in 2020.

The Palapa-N1 communications satellite was lost in a Long March 3B launch in 2020.

Apstar-6D launched on 2020-07-09 on a Long March 3B rocket.

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is preparing to launch the Apstar-6D communications satellite for APT Satellite on a Long March 3B rocket around 2020-07-10.