Rocket file · LV-64
Long March 4C
Long March 4C is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It first flew on 26 April 2006. It has flown 60 times with 58 successes, a success rate of 96.7%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Long March 4C
The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Long March 4C flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesLong March 4C in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 4C flown?
- 60 times, with 58 successes and 2 failures.
- What is Long March 4C's success rate?
- 96.7%. That's 58 successful flights out of 60 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 4C launch?
- Long March 4C has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Long March 4C lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 4C.
- Is Long March 4C reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 4C as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.