Long March 3B/E

Launch Time
Sat Sep 12, 2015 15:42 UTC

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Long March 3B/E

Image Credit: CASC

CASC

Status: Active

Price: $29.15 million

Liftoff Thrust: 5,986 kN

Payload to LEO: 11,500 kg

Payload to GTO: 5,550 kg

Stages: 3

Strap-ons: 4

Rocket Height: 56.3 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m

Fairing Height: 9.56 m

Details

Series of Chinese satellites announced as experimental communication satellites but may be serving other various military purposes.

Payloads: 1

Geosynchronous Orbit

49th orbital launch attempt

77th mission

3rd mission of 2015

71st successful mission

34th consecutive successful mission