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Long March 3C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE

Long March 3C is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It first flew on 25 April 2008. It has flown 14 times with 14 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight25 April 2008
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights14
Successful14
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantC

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Long March 3C flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

P-3C Orion2
P-3C Orion2The original uploader was Alaniaris at Greek Wikipedia . · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
US Navy 050311-N-3122S-001 Airman Lawrence Than salutes a P-3C Orion, assigned to the Tigers to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), prior to take-off in Okinawa, Japan
US Navy 050311-N-3122S-001 Airman Lawrence Than salutes a P-3C Orion, assigned to the Tigers to Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), prior to take-off in Okinawa, JapanU.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon R. Smith · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
HADRIANUS RIC II 3c-761923
HADRIANUS RIC II 3c-761923CNG · CC BY-SA 2.5Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 3C flown?
14 times, with 14 successes and 0 failures.
What is Long March 3C's success rate?
100.0%. That's 14 successful flights out of 14 attempts.
When is the next Long March 3C launch?
Long March 3C has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Long March 3C lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 3C.
Is Long March 3C reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 3C as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.