Long March 3 original configuration
The original Long March 3 combined Long March 2C-derived lower stages with China's first cryogenic liquid-hydrogen and liquid-oxygen upper stage. It introduced restartable cryogenic propulsion and China's capability to place spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit before being retired in favor of the 3A series.
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- Aliases
- Original Long March 3Chang Zheng 3CZ-3LM-3长征三号
- Family Name
- Long March 3
- Full Name
- Long March 3 original configuration
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Original
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- Description
- The original Long March 3 combined Long March 2C-derived lower stages with China's first cryogenic liquid-hydrogen and liquid-oxygen upper stage. It introduced restartable cryogenic propulsion and China's capability to place spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit before being retired in favor of the 3A series.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.35
- Height M
- 44.86
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Last Flight Year
- 2,000
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 204,880
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 1,600
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 06:26:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 11:46:06 UTC
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