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Rocket file · LV-36

Long March 3C/YZ-1

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

Long March 3C/YZ-1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 54.8 m tall, first flew on 30 March 2015. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height54.8 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO4,800 kg
Maiden flight30 March 2015
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 flights3
Successful3
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantC/YZ-1

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Long March 3C/YZ-1 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 3C/YZ-1 flown?
3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
What is Long March 3C/YZ-1's success rate?
100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
When is the next Long March 3C/YZ-1 launch?
Long March 3C/YZ-1 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Long March 3C/YZ-1 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Long March 3C/YZ-1 at no figure to low Earth orbit and 4,800 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Long March 3C/YZ-1 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 3C/YZ-1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.