Long March 3B standard configuration
The Long March 3B standard configuration was the original three-stage, four-booster version of Long March 3B. It provided 5,100 kilograms of geosynchronous-transfer-orbit capacity, flew seven times from 1996 through 2006, and was subsequently discontinued in favor of enlarged and mission-adapted configurations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Long March 3B standardCZ-3B standardLM-3B standard长征三号乙标准型
- Family Name
- Long March 3B
- Full Name
- Long March 3B standard configuration
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- standard
Details
- Description
- The Long March 3B standard configuration was the original three-stage, four-booster version of Long March 3B. It provided 5,100 kilograms of geosynchronous-transfer-orbit capacity, flew seven times from 1996 through 2006, and was subsequently discontinued in favor of enlarged and mission-adapted configurations.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.35
- Height M
- 54.838
- First Flight Year
- 1,996
- Last Flight Year
- 2,006
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 426,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 5,100
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
Links
- Official Url
- https://cgwic.com/Launchservice/LM3B.html
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 05:42:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 11:46:32 UTC
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