List of Long March 3 missile launches
Long March 3 Start List This list includes planned and all completed launches of the Chinese Long March 3 launcher .
Start statistics
As of July 9, 2020
| version | 3 | 3A | 3B, 3B / E | 3C |
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| First start | January 29, 1984 | February 8, 1994 | February 14, 1996 | April 25, 2008 |
| Number of starts | 13 | 26th | 70 | 17th |
| Successful starts | 10 | 26th | 66 | 17th |
Start list
As of July 9, 2020
| Serial No. | Date, time ( UTC ) |
Missile type | Launch site | payload | Type of payload | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 - 1986 - 1988 - 1990 - 1991 - 1994 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 2000 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 | ||||||
| 1984 | ||||||
| 1 | January 29, 1984 12:25 PM |
CZ-3 | Xichang | STTW-T1 | Communications satellite |
Partial success Third stage did not fire, satellite did not reach the planned orbit |
| 2 | April 8, 1984 11:20 am |
CZ-3 | Xichang | STTW-T2 | Communications satellite | success |
| 1986 | ||||||
| 3 | February 1, 1986 12:37 PM |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Dong Fang Hong | Communications satellite | success |
| 1988 | ||||||
| 4th | March 7, 1988 12:41 PM |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Zhongxing 1 | Communications satellite | success |
| 5 | December 22, 1988 12:40 p.m. |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Zhongxing 2 | Communications satellite | success |
| 1990 | ||||||
| 6th | February 4, 1990 12:27 PM |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Zhongxing 3 | Communications satellite | success |
| 7th | April 7, 1990 1:30 pm |
CZ-3 | Xichang | AsiaSat-1 | Communications satellite |
Success First commercial satellite launch |
| 1991 | ||||||
| 8th | December 28, 1991 around 12:00 |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Zhongxing 4 | Communications satellite |
Third stage failure failed, satellite failed to enter planned orbit |
| 1994 | ||||||
| 9 | February 8, 1994 8:33 am |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Shijian-4 , Kua Fu 1 | Technology testing satellite |
Success First flight of the CZ-3A |
| 10 | July 21, 1994 10:55 am |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Apstar 1 | Communications satellite | success |
| 11 | November 29, 1994 5:02 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Dong Fang Hong-3 1 | Communications satellite | success |
| 1996 | ||||||
| 12 | February 14, 1996 4:17 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Intelsat 708 | Communications satellite |
Failure of the first flight of the CZ-3B, missile crashes into a settlement shortly after takeoff, |
| 13 | July 3, 1996 10:47 am |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Apstar 1A | Geosynchronous communication satellite | success |
| 14th | August 18, 1996 10:27 am |
CZ-3 | Xichang | Zhongxing 7th | Communications satellite | Failure |
| 1997 | ||||||
| 15th | May 11, 1997 4:17 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Chinasat 6 | Geosynchronous broadcast satellite | success |
| 16 | June 10, 1997 12:01 PM |
CZ-3 | Xichang | FY-2A, from the Fengyun -2 series | Experimental geosynchronous weather satellite | success |
| 17th | August 19, 1997 5:50 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Agila 2 | Geosynchronous communication satellite | success |
| 18th | October 16, 1997 7:13 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Apstar 2R | Geosynchronous communication satellite | success |
| 1998 | ||||||
| 19th | May 30, 1998 10:00 |
CZ-3B | Xichang | China Star 1 | Geosynchronous communication satellite | success |
| 20th | July 18, 1998 9:20 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Sinosat 1 | Geosynchronous communication satellite | success |
| 2000 | ||||||
| 21st | January 25, 2000 4:45 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Zhonxing 22 | Geosynchronous communication satellite | success |
| 22nd | June 25, 2000 11:50 am |
CZ-3 | Xichang | FY-2B, from the Fengyun -2 series | Experimental weather satellite | success |
| 23 | October 30, 2000 4:30 p.m. |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou 1A | Navigation satellite | success |
| 24 | December 20, 2000 4:20 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou 1B | Navigation satellite | success |
| 2003 | ||||||
| 25th | May 24, 2003 4:34 PM |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou 1C | Navigation satellite | success |
| 26th | November 14, 2003 4:01 p.m. |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Zhongxing 20th | Military communications satellite | success |
| 2004 | ||||||
| 27 | October 19, 2004 1:20 am |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Fengyun-2 C (FY2 O3) | First Chinese geostationary weather satellite (1,380 kg) | success |
| 2005 | ||||||
| 28 | April 12, 2005 12:00 |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Apstar 6 | Communications satellite | success |
| 2006 | ||||||
| 29 | September 12, 2006 4:02 p.m. |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Zhongxing-22A | Military communications satellite | success |
| 30th | October 28, 2006 4:20 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Xinnuo 2 | China's first direct broadcast TV satellite | success |
| 31 | December 8, 2006 00:53 (ambiguous) |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Feng Yun-2D | Weather satellite | success |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 32 | February 2, 2007 4:28 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou-1D | Navigation satellite | success |
| 33 | April 12, 2007 8:11 PM |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou-M1 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 34 | May 13, 2007 4:01 p.m. |
CZ-3B | Xichang | NigComSat-1 | Nigerian telecommunications satellite | success |
| 35 | May 31, 2007 4:08 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | SinoSat 3 | Communications satellite | success |
| 36 | July 5, 2007 12:08 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | ZX -6B | Telecommunications satellite | success |
| 37 | October 24, 2007 10:05 am |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Chang'e-1 | Lunar probe | success |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 38 | April 25, 2008 3:35 pm |
CZ-3C | Xichang | TL-1 | Track tracking and relay satellite |
Success First flight of the CZ-3C |
| 39 | June 9, 2008 12:15 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Chinasat 9 (Zhongxing 9) | Telecommunications satellite | success |
| 40 | October 29, 2008 4:53 p.m. |
CZ-3B | Xichang | VENESAT-1 | Venezuelan communications satellite | success |
| 41 | December 23, 2008 00:54 |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Fengyun 2E | Weather satellite | success |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 42 | April 14, 2009 4:16 pm |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Beidou-2 G2 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 43 | August 31, 2009 9:28 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Palapa D | Indonesian telecommunications satellite |
Partial success Did not reach planned orbit |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 44 | January 16, 2010 4:12 pm |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Beidou-G1 | Geostationary navigation satellite | success |
| 45 | June 2, 2010 3:53 PM |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Beidou-G3 | Geostationary navigation satellite | success |
| 46 | July 31, 2010 9:30 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | BeiDou-2 IGSO-1 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 47 | September 4, 2010 4:14 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Chinasat 6A | Broadcasting satellite | success |
| 48 | October 1, 2010 10:59 am |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Chang'e-2 | Lunar probe | success |
| 49 | October 31, 2010 4:26 pm |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Beidou-G4 | Geostationary navigation satellite | success |
| 50 | November 24, 2010 4:09 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang, LC3 | Zhongxing-20A | Communications satellite | success |
| 51 | December 17, 2010 8:20 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou ISGO-2 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 2011 | ||||||
| 52 | April 9, 2011 8:47 PM |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou-I3 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 53 | June 20, 2011 4:13 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Chinasat 10 | Communications satellite | success |
| 54 | July 11, 2011 3:41 pm |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Tianlian I-02 | Track tracking and relay satellite | success |
| 55 | July 26, 2011 9:44 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou-I4 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 56 | August 11, 2011 4:15 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Paksat 1R | Pakistani communications satellite | success |
| 57 | September 18, 2011 4:33 pm |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Chinasat 1A | military communications satellite | success |
| 58 | October 7, 2011 8:21 am |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Eutelsat W3C | Communications satellite | success |
| 59 | December 1, 2011 9:07 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Beidou-I5 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 60 | December 19, 2011 4:41 pm |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Nigcomsat 1R | Nigerian telecommunications satellite | success |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 61 | January 13, 2012 12:56 am |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Fengyun 2F | Weather satellite | success |
| 62 | February 24, 2012 4:18 pm |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Compass-G5 (Beidou) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 63 | March 31, 2012 10:27 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Apstar 7 | Communications satellite | success |
| 64 | April 29, 2012 8:50 PM 8:50 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Beidou-2 M3 and M4 | Two navigation satellites | success |
| 65 | May 26, 2012 3:56 pm |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Chinasat-2A | Communications satellite | success |
| 66 | July 25, 2012 3:43 PM |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Tianlian I-03 | Track tracking and relay satellite | success |
| 67 | September 18, 2012 7:10 PM |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Beidou-2 M5 and M6 | Two navigation satellites | success |
| 68 | October 25, 2012 3:32 PM |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Beidou-2 Compass-G6 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 69 | November 27, 2012 10:13 am |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Chinasat 12 | Communications satellite | success |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 70 | May 1, 2013 4:06 pm |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Chinasat 11 | Communications satellite | success |
| 71 | December 1, 2013 5:30 p.m. |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Chang'e-3 | Moon rover | success |
| 72 | December 20, 2013 4:42 pm |
CZ-3B / E | Xichang | Tupac Katari (TKSat-1) | Bolivian communications satellite | success |
| 2014 | ||||||
| 73 | 23 October 2014 6:00 p.m. |
CZ-3C | Xichang | Chang'e 5-T1 , Manfred Memorial Moon Mission (4M) | Test mission for the Chang'e-5 lunar probe | success |
| 74 | December 31, 2014 1:02 am |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Fengyun 2G | Weather satellite | success |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 75 | March 30, 2015 1:52 p.m. |
CZ-3C / YZ-1 | Xichang LC-2 | Beidou-3 I1-S (Beidou-17) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 76 | July 25, 2015 12:29 PM |
CZ-3B / YZ-1 | Xichang LC-2 | Beidou-3 M1-S (Beidou-19), Beidou-3 M2-S (Beidou-18) | Two navigation satellites | success |
| 77 | September 12, 2015 3:40 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-2 | TJS 1 | Technology testing satellite and / or military satellite |
success |
| 78 | September 29, 2015 11:13 PM |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-3 I2-S (Beidou-20) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 79 | October 16, 2015 4:16 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-2 | APStar 9 | Communications satellite | success |
| 80 | November 3, 2015 4:25 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-3 | Chinasat 2C | Communications satellite | success |
| 81 | November 20, 2015 4:07 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-2 | LaoSat 1 | Communications satellite | success |
| 82 | December 9, 2015 4:46 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-3 | Chinasat 1C | Communications satellite | success |
| 83 | December 28, 2015 4:04 p.m. |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-2 | Gaofen 4 | Earth observation satellite | success |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 84 | January 15, 2016 4:57 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-3 | Belintersat-1 / Chinasat 15 | Communications satellite | success |
| 85 | February 1, 2016 7:29 am |
CZ-3C / YZ-1 | Xichang LC-2 | Beidou-3 M3-S (Beidou-21) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 86 | March 29, 2016 8:11 PM |
CZ-3A | Xichang LC-2 | Beidou-2 I6 (Beidou-22) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 87 | June 12, 2016 3:30 p.m. |
CZ-3C | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-2 G7 (Beidou-23) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 88 | August 5, 2016 4:22 PM |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-3 | Tiantong 1 | Communications satellite | success |
| 89 | November 22, 2016 3:24 pm |
CZ-3C / G2 | Xichang LC-2 | Tianlian 1-04 | Communications satellite | success |
| 90 | December 10, 2016 4:11 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-3 | Fengyun 4A | Weather satellite | success |
| 2017 | ||||||
| 91 | January 5, 2017 3:18 PM |
CZ-3B / G2 Y39 | Xichang LC-2 | TJS 2 | Technology testing satellite and / or military satellite |
success |
| 92 | April 12, 2017 11:04 am |
CZ-3B / G2 Y43 | Xichang LC-2 | Chinasat 16 (Shijian-13) | Communications satellite | success |
| 93 | June 18, 2017 4:11 pm |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang LC-2 | Chinasat 9A | Communications satellite |
Partial success Problem with the third stage, the satellite nevertheless reached the planned orbit with its own drive |
| 94 | November 5, 2017 11:45 AM |
CZ-3B | Xichang |
Beidou-3 M1 (Beidou-24) Beidou-3 M2 (Beidou-25) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 95 | December 10, 2017 4:41 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Alcomsat-1 | Communications satellite | success |
| 2018 | ||||||
| 96 | January 11, 2018 11:18 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-2 |
Beidou-3 M7 (Beidou-26) Beidou-3 M8 (Beidou-27) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 97 | February 12, 2018 5:03 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-2 |
Beidou-3 M3 (Beidou-28) Beidou-3 M4 (Beidou-29) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 98 | March 29, 2018 5:56 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Beidou | Two navigation satellites | success |
| 99 | May 3, 2018 4:06 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Apstar-6C | Communications satellite | success |
| 100 | June 5, 2018 1:07 pm |
CZ-3A | Xichang | Fengyun 2H | Weather satellite | success |
| 101 | July 9, 2018 8:58 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Beidou | Navigation satellite | success |
| 102 | July 29, 2018 1:40 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 |
Beidou-3 M5 (Beidou-33) Beidou-3 M6 (Beidou-34) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 103 | August 24, 2018 11:52 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 |
Beidou-3 M11 (Beidou-35) Beidou-3 M12 (Beidou-36) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 104 | September 19, 2018 2:07 p.m. |
CZ-3B YZ-1 | Xichang LC-3 |
Beidou-3 M13 (Beidou-37) Beidou-3 M14 (Beidou-38) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 105 | October 15, 2018 4:23 am |
CZ-3B YZ-1 | Xichang LC-3 |
Beidou-3 M15 (Beidou-39) Beidou-3 M16 (Beidou-40) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 106 | October 31, 2018 3:57 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-3 GEO-1 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 107 | November 18, 2018 6:07 PM |
CZ-3B YZ-1 | Xichang LC-3 |
Beidou-3 M17 (Beidou-42) Beidou-3 M18 (Beidou-43) |
Two navigation satellites | success |
| 108 | December 7, 2018 6:23 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Chang'e 4 | Lunar probe | success |
| 109 | December 24, 2018 4:53 p.m. |
CZ-3C | Xichang LC-3 | TJS 3 | Technology testing satellite and / or military satellite |
success |
| 2019 | ||||||
| 110 | January 10, 2019 5:11 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-2 | Chinasat-2D | Communications satellite | success |
| 111 | March 9, 2019 4:28 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Chinasat-6C | Communications satellite | success |
| 112 | March 31, 2019 3:51 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Tianlian-2-01 | Track tracking and relay satellite | success |
| 113 | April 20, 2019 2:41 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-3 ISGO-1Q (Beidou-44) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 114 | May 17, 2019 3:49 PM |
CZ-3C | Xichang LC-2 | Beidou-2 G8 (Beidou-45) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 115 | June 24, 2019 6:05 pm |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-2 ISGO-2 (Beidou-46) | Navigation satellite | success |
| 116 | August 19, 2019 12:03 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Chinasat-18 | Communications satellite | success |
| 117 | September 22, 2019 9:10 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Beidou-3 M23, M24 | Navigation satellites | success |
| 118 | October 17, 2019 3:21 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang | TJS 4 | Technology testing satellite and / or military satellite |
success |
| 119 | November 4, 2019 5:43 PM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-2 | Beidou-3 ISGO-3 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 120 | November 23, 2019 12:55 AM |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-3 M21, M22 | Navigation satellites | success |
| 121 | December 16, 2019 7:22 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang LC-3 | Beidou-3 M19, M20 | Navigation satellites | success |
| 2020 | ||||||
| 122 | January 7, 2020 3:20 pm |
CZ-3B / G3 Y62 |
Xichang LC-2 | TJS 5 | Technology testing satellite and / or military satellite |
success |
| 123 | March 9, 2020 11:55 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Beidou-3 G2 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 124 | April 9, 2020 11:46 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang |
 Nusantara Dua ( Palapa-N1 )
|
Communications satellite |
Failure Third stage malfunction, failed to reach orbit |
| 125 | June 23, 2020 1:43 am |
CZ-3B | Xichang | Beidou-3 G3 | Navigation satellite | success |
| 126 | July 9, 2020 12:10 PM |
CZ-3B / G2 | Xichang | Apstar 6D | Communications satellite | success |
See also
- List of Long March 2 rocket launches
- List of Long March 4 rocket launches
- List of planned orbital rocket launches
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chang'e 3 on the way to the moon. Retrieved December 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Chinese probe launched on round-trip flight to the moon. Spaceflight Now, October 24, 2014, accessed October 24, 2014 .