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Long March 3B/E
Long March 3B/E is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 56.3 m tall, lifts 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 13 May 2007. It has flown 78 times with 76 successes, a success rate of 97.4%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
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Reliability
About Long March 3B/E
The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
No Long March 3B/E flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Long March 3B/E flown?
- Long March 3B/E has flown 78 orbital missions, with 76 successes and 2 failures.
- What is Long March 3B/E's success rate?
- Long March 3B/E has a success rate of 97.4%, from 76 successful flights out of 78 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 3B/E launch?
- Long March 3B/E has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Long March 3B/E lift to orbit?
- Long March 3B/E is rated for 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 5,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Long March 3B/E reusable?
- No. Long March 3B/E is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.