Long March 3B/E: next launch, record and specs
The Long March 3B / E (G2) (CZ-3B / E) is one of the most successful medium-range launchers and the strongest variant of the CZ-3 series. It was specially developed for the transport of heavy communications satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit. The additional designation "E" stands for a higher payload fairing, stretched boosters and extended fuel tanks at the first stage, over the CZ-3B.
Record
78 launches, 76 successful (97.4%), 2 successes in a row.
Upcoming Long March 3B/E launches
None on the schedule right now.
Specifications
- Maker: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- First flight: 2007-05-13
- Height: 56.3 m
- Diameter: 3.35 m
- Payload to low Earth orbit: 12,000 kg
- Payload to geostationary transfer: 5,500 kg
- Reusable: No