Long March 3B/YZ-1B/YZ-1

Manufacturer: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Maiden flight: 14 February 1996 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

The Long March 3B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rocket with four strap-on liquid rocket boosters, it is currently the most powerful member of the Long March rocket family and the heaviest of the Long March 3 rocket family, and is mainly used to place communications satellites into geosynchronous orbits.

Recent launches

Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M25 & M27

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

19 September 2024Save Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M25 & M27☆

Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M26 & M28

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

26 December 2023Save Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M26 & M28☆

Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M19 & M20

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

16 December 2019Save Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M19 & M20☆

Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M21 & M22

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

23 November 2019Save Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M21 & M22☆

Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M23 & M24

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

22 September 2019Save Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M23 & M24☆