长征三号
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
| 2027 | 0 | 6 |
| 2028 | 0 | 6 |
| 2029 | 0 | 6 |
| 2030 | 0 | 6 |
| 2031 | 0 | 6 |
| 2032 | 0 | 6 |
| 2033 | 0 | 6 |
| 2034 | 0 | 6 |
| 2035 | 0 | 6 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long March 3B | LEO | 11,200 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Wikipedia Long March 3B (citing CASC) |
Long March 3B G3 | GTO | 5,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 3B page copied from sibling Chang Zheng 3B row |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Shi Jian 31 Mission | Long March 3B | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Launch 2026-F02 | Long March 3B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| FY4-03 | Long March 3B G2 | Dec 26, 2025 |
| TJS 22 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Chang Zheng 3B G3Z | Not stated | 0 | Unknown |
Long March 3 | Not stated | 13 | Retired |
Long March 3A | Not stated | 27 | Retired |
Long March 3B | Not stated | 28 | Active |
| 2036 | 0 | 6 |
| 2037 | 0 | 6 |
| 2038 | 0 | 6 |
| 2039 | 0 | 6 |
| 2040 | 0 | 6 |
| 2041 | 0 | 6 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2027 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2028 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2029 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2030 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2031 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2032 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2033 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2034 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2035 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2036 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2037 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2038 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2039 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2040 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
| 2041 | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xic... |
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Long March 3B G2 | GTO | 5,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 3B page copied from sibling Chang Zheng 3B row |
Long March 3B | GTO | 5,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 3B page |
Long March 3B G5 | GTO | 5,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | CNSA Long March 3B page copied from sibling Chang Zheng 3B row |
Long March 3C | GTO | 3,800 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Long March 3C public capacity profile |
Long March 3C G2 | GTO | 3,800 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Long March 3C public capacity profile |
Long March 3B G2 |
| Dec 9, 2025 |
| TJS 21 | Long March 3B G2 | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Gao Fen 14-02 Mission | Long March 3B G5 | Oct 26, 2025 |
| Shiyan 29 Mission | Long March 3C | Sep 5, 2025 |
| ZX 9C | Long March 3B G2 | Jun 20, 2025 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Long March 3B G1 | Not stated | 2 | Retired |
Long March 3B G2 | Not stated | 69 | Active |
Long March 3B G3 | Not stated | 15 | Active |
Long March 3B G5 | Not stated | 2 | Active |
Long March 3C | Not stated | 13 | Active |
Long March 3C G2 | Not stated | 7 | Active |
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
Mature Long March active variant; default below broader Long March family/national cadence. Site mapping: Long March 3/3B active operations are centered on Xichang; keep existing ...
PSN has a second satellite, Nusantara Satu-2 (formerly Palapa-N1), under construction by China Great Wall Industry Corp. that is scheduled to launch in 2020 on a Chinese Long March 3B rocket.
Apstar-6C launched in May 2018 on a Chinese Long March 3B/E rocket.
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CALT will produce seven hypergolic Long March 3 series rockets in 2019 to launch 10 Beidou GNSS satellites.
CASC planned to launch 10 additional Beidou positioning, navigation, and timing satellites through seven Long March 3 series launches from Xichang.
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Liftoff of the Long March 3B carrying Chang’e-4 occurred at 1:23 p.m. Eastern time on 2018-12-07 (02:23 a.m. local time Dec. 8) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
An enhanced Long March 3B with a Yuanzheng-1 upper stage lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 2:07 p.m. Eastern on 2018-11-18.
The enhanced Long March 3B on Nov. 18 delivered two Beidou satellites directly into medium Earth orbits at around 21,500 km altitude.
Chang’e-4 will launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China atop a Long March 3B launch vehicle.
The Long March 3B was scheduled in late 2018 to launch the Chang’e-4 lunar mission to attempt the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon.
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Apstar-6D is a Ku-band high-throughput satellite built by China Great Wall Industry Corp. and is slated to launch on a Chinese Long March 3B rocket.
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Apstar-6C launched 2018-05-03 on a Long March 3B rocket.
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