Vehicle file · LV-71
Long March 3A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 3A is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 52.5 m tall, lifts 0 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 8 February 1994. It has flown 27 times with 27 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height52.5 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO0 kg
Payload to GTO2,300 kg
Maiden flight8 February 1994
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusIn service
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights27
Successful27
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantA
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Long March 3A flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Long March 3A flown?
- Long March 3A has flown 27 orbital missions, with 27 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Long March 3A's success rate?
- Long March 3A has a success rate of 100.0%, from 27 successful flights out of 27 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 3A launch?
- Long March 3A has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Long March 3A lift to orbit?
- Long March 3A is rated for 0 kg to low Earth orbit and 2,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Long March 3A reusable?
- No. Long March 3A is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.