Fusée
Long March 3B
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Chine
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.
- Constructeur
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Premier vol
- 14 février 1996
- Lancements
- 24
- Réussis
- 21
- Échoués
- 3
- Taux de réussite
- 87,5%
- Hauteur
- 54,8 m
- Diamètre
- 3,35 m
- Masse au décollage
- 426 t
- Charge utile en orbite basse
- 11 500 kg
- Charge utile en orbite de transfert géostationnaire
- 5 100 kg
- Réutilisable
- non