LONG MARCH 3B/E B/E
EXPENDABLE 3-STAGE LAUNCH VEHICLE
ACTIVE
Technical Overview
Length
height
56.3
m
Diameter
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3.4
m
Launch Mass
scale
456
t
Payload to LEO
rocket
12,000
kg
Payload to GTO
public
5,500
kg
Engine Details
YF-21C / YF-75
Long March 3B/E uses hypergolic lower stages with a dual YF-75 hydrolox third stage.
Propellant
N2O4 / UDMH + LOX / LH2
Thrust
5,961.2 kN liftoff
Upper Stage
Dual YF-75 cryogenic stage
Flight History
*Since 2007-05-13
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Total Launches
76
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Tracked launch count
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Successful Launches
74
verified
97% success rate
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Failed Launches
2
schedule
Recorded failures