Launch
Vehicle |
Models: 20 Total launches: 98 Orbited launches: 89 Successful launches: 85 Failed launches: 9 Partial failed launches: 4 Commercial launches: 22 Payload launched: 109 GEO payload: 27 SSO payload: 14 |
Chinese Launch Vehicles (Long March and Kaituozhe)
Model | Configuration | Length/ Diameter (m) |
Mass/ Thrust (t/kN) |
Capacity (kg) |
Flights/ fails |
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CZ-1 | 1: YF-2 (NA27S/UDMH) 2: YF-3 (NA27S/UDMH) 3: FG-02 (Solid:PS) |
29.86 2.25 |
81.6 1020 |
LEO 300 | 2/0 |
CZ-1D | 1: YF-2A (NA27S/UDMH) 2: 2xYF-40 (N2O4/UDMH) 3: FG-36 (?)(Solid:HTPB) |
28.22 2.25 |
81.1 1101 |
LEO 930 | 0/0 |
FB-1 | 1: FY-21 (N2O4/UDMH) 2: FY-23 (N2O4/UDMH) |
32.57 3.35 |
192 2746 |
LEO 1500 | 8/4 |
CZ-2 | 1: YF-21 (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24 (N2O4/UDMH) |
31.17 3.35 |
190 2786 |
LEO 1800 | 4/1 |
CZ-2C | 1: YF-21 (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24 (N2O4/UDMH) |
31.17 3.35 |
192 2786 |
LEO 2400 | 11/0 |
CZ-2C/SD | 1: YF-21 (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24D (N2O4/UDMH) 3: FG-47 (Solid:HTPB) |
39.93 3.35 |
213 2962 |
LEO 2800 | 7/0 |
CZ-2C/SM | 1: YF-21 (N2O4/UDMH)? 2: YF-24D (N2O4/UDMH)? 3: FG-? |
40 3.35 |
214 2962? |
2/0 | |
CZ-2C/2 | 1: YF-21 (N2O4/UDMH)? 2: YF-24D (N2O4/UDMH)? |
40 3.35 |
210 2962? |
LEO 2500 | 2/0 |
CZ-2C/3 | 1: YF-21 (N2O4/UDMH)? 2: YF-24D (N2O4/UDMH)? |
41.95 3.35 |
245 2962? |
LEO 3900 | 2/0 |
CZ-2D | 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24F (N2O4/UDMH) |
38.3 3.35 |
232 2962 |
LEO 3100 | 4/0 |
CZ-2D/2 | 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH)? 2: YF-24F (N2O4/UDMH)? |
40? 3.35 |
? 2962 |
LEO ? | 3/0 |
CZ-2E | 0: 4xYF-20B (N2O4/UDMH) 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24B (N2O4/UDMH) |
49.7 3.35 |
462 5923 |
LEO 9200 GTO 3500 (EPKM) |
7/2 |
CZ-2F | 0: 4x? (N2O4/UDMH) 1: ? (N2O4/UDMH) 2: ? (N2O4/UDMH) |
58.34 |
480 |
LEO 8000 |
6/0 |
CZ-3 | 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24D (N2O4/UDMH) 3: YF-73 (N2O4/LH2) |
43.8 3.35 |
202 2962 |
LEO 5000 GTO 1400 |
13/3 |
CZ-3A | 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24B (N2O4/UDMH) 3: YF-75 (LOX/LH2) |
52.3 3.35 |
241 2962 |
GTO 2500 | 9/0 |
CZ-3B | 0: 4xYF-20B (N2O4/UDMH) 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24B (N2O4/UDMH) 3: YF-75 (LOX/LH2) |
54.84 3.35 |
425.5 5924 |
GTO 5000 | 6/1 |
CZ-3C | 0: 2xYF-20B (N2O4/UDMH) 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24B (N2O4/UDMH) 3: YF-75 (LOX/LH2) |
54.84 3.35 |
345 4442 |
GTO 3700 | 0/0 |
CZ-4A | 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24F (N2O4/UDMH) 3: YF-40 (N2O4/UDMH) |
41.9 3.35 |
249 2962 |
SSO 1650 | 2/0 |
CZ-4B | 1: YF-21B (N2O4/UDMH) 2: YF-24B (N2O4/UDMH) 3: YF-40 (N2O4/UDMH) |
44.1 3.35 |
254 2971 |
GTO 1500 SSO 2200 |
8/0 |
KT-1 | 1:? (solid) 2:? (solid) 3:? (solid) 4:? (solid) |
13.6 1.4 |
19.3/? | LEO 100 SSO 50 |
2/2 |
YF-2 = 2xYF-1; YF-21 = 4xYF-20; YF-21B =
4xYF-20B; YF-24 = YF-22+YF-23; YF-24B = YF-22B+YF-23B NA27S: Nitric Acid 27S; UDMH: Unsymmetrical Di-Methyl Hydrazine |
#1 | #2 | #3 | Date | Time (UT) |
ID | Model | Site | Payload | Comment |
1 | 1 | 1 | 04/24/1970 | 13:35 | 70034 | CZ-1 | Jiuquan | DFH-1 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 03/03/1971 | 12:04 | 71018 | CZ-1 | Jiuquan | SJ-1 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 09/18/1973 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | JSSW ? | |||
4 | 2 | 2 | 07/14/1974 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | JSSW ? | 2nd stage engine lost thrust | ||
5 | 3 | 1 | 11/05/1974 | CZ-2 | Jiuquan | FSW ? | |||
6 | 3 | 3 | 07/26/1975 | 13:28 | 75070 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | JSSW-1 | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 11/26/1975 | 03:29 | 75111 | CZ-2 | Jiuquan | FSW-1 | |
8 | 4 | 4 | 12/16/1975 | 09:19 | 75119 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | JSSW-2 | |
9 | 5 | 5 | 08/30/1976 | 11:53 | 76087 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | JSSW-3 | |
10 | 5 | 3 | 12/07/1976 | 03:46 | 76116 | CZ-2 | Jiuquan | FSW-2 | |
11 | 6 | 6 | 11/10/1976 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | JSSW ? | |||
12 | 6 | 4 | 01/26/1978 | 04:57 | 78011 | CZ-2 | Jiuquan | FSW-3 | |
13 | 7 | 7 | 07/27/1979 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | SJ ? | |||
14 | 8 | 8 | 09/19/1981 | 21:32 | 81093 | FB-1 | Jiuquan | SJ-2, SJ-2A, SJ-2B | |
15 | 7 | 1 | 09/09/1982 | 07:18 | 82090 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-4 | |
16 | 8 | 2 | 08/19/1983 | 06:00 | 83086 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-5 | |
17 | 9 | 1 | 01/29/1984 | 12:25 | 84008 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-0 | 3rd Stage early shutdown |
18 | 10 | 2 | 04/08/1984 | 11:20 | 84035 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-1 | |
19 | 11 | 3 | 09/12/1984 | 05:43 | 84098 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-6 | |
20 | 12 | 4 | 10/21/1985 | 05:04 | 85096 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-7 | |
21 | 13 | 3 | 02/01/1986 | 12:37 | 86010 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-2 | |
22 | 14 | 5 | 10/06/1986 | 05:40 | 86076 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-8 | |
23 | 15 | 6 | 08/05/1987 | 06:37 | 87067 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-9 | |
24 | 16 | 7 | 09/09/1987 | 07:15 | 87075 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-10 | |
25 | 17 | 4 | 03/071988 | 12:41 | 88014 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-3 | |
26 | 18 | 8 | 08/05/1988 | 07:28 | 88067 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-11 | |
27 | 19 | 1 | 09/06/1988 | 20:30 | 88080 | CZ-4A | Taiyuan | FY-1A | |
28 | 20 | 5 | 12/22/1988 | 12:40 | 88111 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-4 | |
29 | 21 | 6 | 02/04/1990 | 12:28 | 90011 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-5 | |
30 | 22 | 7 | 04/07/1990 | 12:28 | 90030 | CZ-3 | Xichang | Asiasat-1 | First commercial launch |
31 | 23 | 1 | 07/16/1990 | 00:40 | 90059 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Optus Model, Badr-A | |
32 | 24 | 2 | 09/03/1990 | 00:57 | 90081 | CZ-4A | Taiyuan | FY-1B, DQ-1A, DQ-1B | |
33 | 25 | 9 | 10/05/1990 | 06:14 | 90089 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-12 | |
34 | 26 | 8 | 12/28/1991 | 12:00 | 91088 | CZ-3 | Xichang | DFH-2-6 | 3rd Stage early shutdown |
35 | 27 | 1 | 08/09/1992 | 08:00 | 92051 | CZ-2D | Jiuquan | FSW-13 | |
36 | 28 | 2 | 08/13/1992 | 23:00 | 92054 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Optus-B1 | |
37 | 29 | 10 | 10/06/1992 | 06:20 | 92064 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-14, Freja | |
38 | 30 | 3 | 12/21/1992 | 11:21 | 92090 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Optus-B2 | payload fairing collapsed |
39 | 31 | 11 | 10/08/1993 | 08:00 | 93063 | CZ-2C | Jiuquan | FSW-15 | |
40 | 32 | 1 | 02/08/1994 | 08:30 | 94010 | CZ-3A | Xichang | SJ-4, KF-1 | |
41 | 33 | 2 | 07/03/1994 | 08:00 | 94037 | CZ-2D | Jiuquan | FSW-16 | |
42 | 34 | 9 | 07/21/1994 | 10:55 | 94043 | CZ-3 | Xichang | Apstar-1 | |
43 | 35 | 4 | 08/27/1994 | 23:10 | 94055 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Optus-B3 | |
44 | 36 | 2 | 11/29/1994 | 17:02 | 94080 | CZ-3A | Xichang | DFH-3-1 | |
45 | 37 | 5 | 01/25/1995 | 19:26 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Apstar-2 | destroyed due to wind shear | |
46 | 38 | 6 | 11/28/1995 | 11:30 | 95064 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Asiastar-2 | |
47 | 39 | 7 | 12/28/1995 | 11:50 | 95073 | CZ-2E | Xichang | Echostar-1 | |
48 | 40 | 1 | 02/14/1996 | 19:01 | CZ-3B | Xichang | Intelsat-708 | attitude control lost | |
49 | 41 | 10 | 07/03/1996 | 10:47 | 96039 | CZ-3 | Xichang | Apstar-1A | |
50 | 42 | 11 | 08/18/1996 | 10:27 | 96048 | CZ-3 | Xichang | Chinasat-7 | 3rd Stage early shutdown |
51 | 43 | 3 | 10/20/1996 | 07:20 | 96059 | CZ-2D | Jiuquan | FSW-17 | |
52 | 44 | 3 | 05/11/1997 | 16:17 | 97021 | CZ-3A | Xichang | DFH-3-2 | |
53 | 45 | 12 | 06/10/1997 | 12:01 | 97029 | CZ-3 | Xichang | FY-2A | |
54 | 46 | 2 | 08/19/1997 | 17:50 | 97042 | CZ-3B | Xichang | Agila-2 | |
55 | 47 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | 14:00 | 97048 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium MFS-1, MFS-2 | |
56 | 48 | 3 | 10/16/1997 | 19:13 | 97062 | CZ-3B | Xichang | Apstar-2R | |
57 | 49 | 2 | 12/08/1997 | 07:16 | 97077 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium-42, Iridium-44 | |
58 | 50 | 3 | 03/25/1998 | 17:01 | 98018 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium-51, Iridium-61 | |
59 | 51 | 4 | 05/01/1998 | 21:16 | 98026 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium-69, Iridium-71 | ? |
60 | 52 | 4 | 05/30/1998 | 10:00 | 98033 | CZ-3B | Xichang | ChinaStar-1 | |
61 | 53 | 5 | 07/18/1998 | 09:20 | 98044 | CZ-3B | Xichang | Sinosat-1 | |
62 | 54 | 5 | 08/19/1998 | 23:01 | 98048 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium-3, Iridium-76 | |
63 | 55 | 6 | 12/19/1998 | 11:30 | 98074 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium-11A, Iridium-20A | |
64 | 56 | 1 | 05/10/1999 | 01:33 | 99025 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | FY-1C, SJ-5 | |
65 | 57 | 7 | 06/11/1999 | 17:15 | 99032 | CZ-2C/SD | Taiyuan | Iridium-14A, Iridium-21A | |
66 | 58 | 2 | 10/14/1999 | 03:16 | 99057 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | ZY-1A, SACI-1 | |
67 | 59 | 1 | 11/19/1999 | 22:30 | 99061 | CZ-2F | Jiuquan | SZ-1 | |
68 | 60 | 4 | 01/25/2000 | 16:45 | 00003 | CZ-3A | Xichang | ZX-22 | |
69 | 61 | 13 | 06/25/2000 | 11:50 | 00032 | CZ-3 | Xichang | FY-2B | |
70 | 62 | 3 | 09/01/2000 | 03:25 | 00050 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | ZY-2A | |
71 | 63 | 5 | 10/30/2000 | 16:02 | 00069 | CZ-3A | Xichang | BD-1A | |
72 | 64 | 6 | 12/20/2000 | 16:20 | 00082 | CZ-3A | Xichang | BD-1B | |
73 | 65 | 2 | 01/09/2001 | 17:00 | 01001 | CZ-2F | Jiuquan | SZ-2 | |
74 | 66 | 3 | 03/25/2002 | 14:15 | 02014 | CZ-2F | Jiuquan | SZ-3 | |
75 | 67 | 4 | 05/15/2002 | 01:50 | 02024 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | FY-1D, HY-1A | |
76 | 1 | 1 | 09/15/2002 | 10:00? | KT-1 | Taiyuan | PS-1 | 2nd stage failure? | |
77 | 68 | 5 | 10/27/2002 | 03:17 | 02049 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | ZY-2B | |
78 | 69 | 4 | 12/29/2002 | 16:40 | 02061 | CZ-2F | Jiuquan | SZ-4 | |
79 | 70 | 7 | 05/14/2003 | 16:34 | 03021 | CZ-3A | Xichang | BD-1C | |
80 | 2 | 2 | 09/16/2003 | 6:30? | KT-1 | Taiyuan | PS-2 | 4th stage failure? | |
81 | 71 | 5 | 10/15/2003 | 01:00 | 03045 | CZ-2F | Jiuquan | SZ-5 | First manned flight |
82 | 72 | 6 | 10/21/2003 | 03:16 | 03049 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | ZY-1B, CX-1 | |
83 | 73 | 1 | 11/03/2003 | 07:20 | 03051 | CZ-2D/2 | Jiuquan | FSW-18 | |
84 | 74 | 8 | 11/14/2003 | 16:01 | 03052 | CZ-3A | Xichang | ZX-20 | |
85 | 75 | 1 | 12/29/2003 | 19:06 | 03061 | CZ-2C/SM | Xichang | TC-1 | |
86 | 76 | 1 | 04/18/2004 | 15:59 | 04012 | CZ-2C/2 | Xichang | Shiyan-1 Naxing-1 (Nanosat-1) |
|
87 | 77 | 2 | 07/25/2004 | 23:05 | 04029 | CZ-2C/SM | Taiyuan | TC-2 | |
88 | 78 | 1 | 08/29/2004 | 07:50 | 04033 | CZ-2C/3 | Jiuquan | FSW-19 | |
89 | 79 | 7 | 09/08/2004 | 23:14 | 04035 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | SJ-6A SJ-6B |
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90 | 80 | 2 | 09/27/2004 | 08:00 | 04039 | CZ-2D/2 | Jiuquan | FSW-20 | |
91 | 81 | 9 | 10/19/2004 | 01:20 | 04042 | CZ-3A | Xichang | FY-2C | |
92 | 82 | 8 | 11/06/2004 | 08:10 | 04044 | CZ-4B | Taiyuan | ZY-2C | |
93 | 83 | 2 | 11/18/2004 | 10:45 | 04046 | CZ-2C/2 | Xichang | Shiyan-2 | |
94 | 84 | 6 | 04/12/2005 | 12:00 | 05012 | CZ-3B | Xichang | Apstar 6 | |
95 | 86 | 3 | 07/05/2005 | 22:40 | 05024 | CZ-2D/2 | Jiuquan | SJ-7 | |
96 | 87 | 2 | 08/02/2005 | 07:30 | 05027 | CZ-2C/3 | Jiuquan | FSW-21 | |
97 | 88 | 4 | 08/29/2005 | 08:45 | 05033 | CZ-2D/2 | Jiuquan | FSW-22 | |
98 | 89 | 6 | 10/12/2005 | 01:00 | 05033 | CZ-2F | Jiuquan | SZ-6 | |
#1: all launches #2: launches of specific family (CZ, FB or KT) #3: launches of specific model |
Note:
1. Red : Failure or partial failure
2. Last digit in CZ-2C/2, CZ-2C/3, CZ-2D/2 and CZ-4B/2 designators is unofficial and refers
to "block n".
CZ: Chang Zheng (Long March)
FB: Feng Bao (Storm)
KT: Kaituozhe (Pioneer)
DFH: Dong Fang Hong (Red is East)
SJ: Shi Jian (Practice)
FY: Feng Yun (Wind and Cloud)
DQ: Da Qi (Atmosphere)
FSW: Fanhui Shi Weixing (Recoverable Satellite)
JSSW: Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing (Technical Test Satellite)