Long March 3B
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Long March 3B is a Chinese heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle primarily used to place communications and navigation satellites into geostationary transfer orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long March 3B canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Long March rocket
ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CZ-3B
NERFINISHED
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Chang Zheng 3B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | three-core first stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developedBy | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fairingType | payload fairing for large communications satellites ⓘ |
| family | Long March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1996-02-14 ⓘ |
| firstFlightSite | Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Long March 3B/E
NERFINISHED
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Long March 3B/G2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March 3B/G3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1996 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | geostationary transfer orbit trajectories from Xichang ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchesFrom |
Launch Complex 2 at Xichang Satellite Launch Center
NERFINISHED
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Launch Complex 3 at Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchProfile | ascent to parking orbit followed by GTO transfer burn ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | China Great Wall Industry Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | heavy-lift GTO launcher ⓘ |
| notableAccident | Xichang launch failure on 1996-02-15 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
China National Space Administration
NERFINISHED
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China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitTypesSupported |
GTO
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LEO ⓘ MEO ⓘ |
| partOf | Long March 3 rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
communications satellite launches
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geostationary transfer orbit launches ⓘ navigation satellite launches ⓘ |
| propellantFirstStage | dinitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine ⓘ |
| propellantSecondStage | dinitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine ⓘ |
| propellantThirdStage | liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Long March 3C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stages | 3 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorTo | Long March 3A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology |
cryogenic third stage
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storable hypergolic first and second stages ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chinese space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Beidou navigation satellite launches
ⓘ
commercial satellite launches ⓘ communications satellite launches for domestic operators ⓘ |
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