Long March 3

The Long March 3B/E was carrying the 5,300-kilogram Fengyun-4C weather satellite.

A Long March 3B rocket launched on December 26, 2025, at 1607 UTC from Xichang carrying the Fengyun-4C weather satellite.

The Long March 3A series has conducted thirteen Long March 3B/E launches and two Long March 3C/E launches in 2025.

The Long March 3B/E has a payload capacity of 5,500 kilograms into a geostationary transfer orbit.

The first stage of the Long March 3B/E generates 302 tons of thrust.

A Long March 3B/E launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 00:07 am China Standard Time on December 27th.

The combined thrust of the four boosters and the first stage of the Long March 3B/E is 590 tons.

The Long March 3B/E is 56.3 meters tall and weighs 458,970 kilograms when fully fueled.

A subtle change was made to the paint scheme of the Long March 3B/E for this launch, resulting in a new mostly-white design.

The Long March 3B is developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and is primarily used to send satellites to geostationary transfer orbit with payloads of up to 5.5 tons.

A Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province at 11:08 pm and placed the experimental Communication Technology Demonstrator 22 satellite into orbit.

The Long March 3B also supports missions to medium Earth orbit and lunar transfer orbit.

WHG-01 was launched on February 29th on a Long March 3B/E from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to a geostationary transfer orbit.

WHG-02 was launched on August 1st on a Long March 3B/E from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to a geostationary transfer orbit.

WHG-03 was launched on October 10th on a Long March 3B/E from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to a geostationary transfer orbit.

The Long March 3B rocket launched another secret satellite named 'TJSW-22'.

The Long March 3B rocket was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 11:08 PM, 11 hours and 27 minutes after the second launch.

A Long March 3B launched from Xichang on December 9, deploying the TJSW-22 Communication Technology Test Satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.