Long March 3B/YZ-1

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

Feb. 14, 1996

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    54.8 m
  • Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    425 T
  • Thrust
    5923 kN
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    40000 km
Family
  • Name
    Long March 3B/YZ-1
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    B/YZ-1
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Long March 3B/YZ-1
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $70000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    11500 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    5100 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    2000 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Government
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
CASC 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

Previous Flights

flew on 14 previous launch(es).

Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M25 & M26

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 26, 2023, 3:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Note: Satellites numbering uncertain. These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M19 & M20

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 16, 2019, 7:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

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Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M21 & M22

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 23, 2019, 12:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M23 & M24

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 22, 2019, 9:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M17 & M18

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 18, 2018, 6:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M15 & M16

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Oct. 15, 2018, 4:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M13 & M14

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 19, 2018, 2:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M11 & M12

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aug. 24, 2018, 11:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M5 & M6

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 29, 2018, 1:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M9 & M10

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 29, 2018, 5:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation of navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M3 & M4

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feb. 12, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M7 & M8

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 11, 2018, 11:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Beidou-3 are the third generation of navigation satellites which are launched into medium Earth orbit.

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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M1 & M2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 5, 2017, 11:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations – a limited test system that has been operating since 2000, and a full-scale global navigation system that is currently under construction. Two Beidou Navigation Satellite will be launched atop of a Long March 3B (CZ-3B) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center to medium Earth orbit.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 3B / YZ-1 | BDS M1-S & BDS M2-S

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 25, 2015, 12:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will be a global satellite navigation system consisting of 35 satellites. Resolution of the BeiDou system has been reported to be as high as 0.5 metres.

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