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Long March 3B
24
Flights
21
Successes
88%
Success Rate
The Long March 3B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rocket with four strap-on liquid rocket boosters, it is currently the most powerful member of the Long March rocket family and the heaviest of the Long March 3 rocket family, and is mainly used to place communications satellites into geosynchronous orbits.
24
Total Launches
21
Successful
3
Failed
0
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— Specifications
Height
54.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
426 t
Stages
3
Thrust
5,923 kN
Payload to LEO
11,500 kg
Payload to GTO
5,100 kg
Payload to GEO
2,000 kg
Maiden Flight
1996
Fastest Turnaround
25d 23h