List of Long March rocket launches

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Note: all dates are based on China Standard Time, with daylight saving if applicable

Contents 1 Launches before 1991 2 Launches during 1991–2000 3 Launches after 2000 4 Record of launches by year 5 See also

[edit] Launches before 1991

No.	Booster	Date	Payload	Orbit	Launch site	Notes
1	CZ-1 F-01	1970-04-24 21:35 CST	DFH-1	LEO	JSLC	Success
2	CZ-1 F-02	1971-03-03 20:04 CST	SJ-1	LEO	JSLC	Success
3	CZ-2 F-01	1974-11-05	FSW 0	LEO	JSLC	Failure
4	CZ-2C F-01	1975-11-26	FSW 0-1	LEO	JSLC	Success
5	CZ-2C F-02	1976-12-07	FSW 0-2	LEO	JSLC	Success
6	CZ-2C F-03	1978-01-26	FSW 0-3	LEO	JSLC	Success
7	CZ-2C F-04	1982-09-09	FSW 0-4	LEO	JSLC	Success
8	CZ-2C F-05	1983-08-19	FSW 0-5	LEO	JSLC	Success
9	CZ-3 F-01	1984-01-29	Dong Fang Hong 2	GTO	XSLC	Failure
10	CZ-3 F-02	1984-04-08	Dong Fang Hong 2	GTO	XSLC	Success
11	CZ-2C F-06	1984-09-12	FSW 0-6	LEO	JSLC	Success
12	CZ-2C F-07	1985-10-21	FSW 0-7	LEO	JSLC	Success
13	CZ-3 F-03	1986-02-01	Dong Fang Hong 2A	GTO	XSLC	Success
14	CZ-2C F-08	1986-10-06	FSW 0-8	LEO	JSLC	Success
15	CZ-2C F-09	1987-08-05	FSW 0-9	LEO	JSLC	Success
16	CZ-2C F-10	1987-09-09	FSW 1-1	LEO	JSLC	Success
17	CZ-3 F-04	1988-03-07	Dong Fang Hong 2A	GTO	XSLC	Success
18	CZ-2C F-11	1988-08-05	FSW 1-2	LEO	JSLC	Success
19	CZ-4 F-01	1988-09-07	Feng Yun 1	SSO	TSLC	Success
20	CZ-3 F-05	1988-12-22	Dong Fang Hong 2A	GTO	XSLC	Success
21	CZ-3 F-06	1990-02-04	Dong Fang Hong 2A	GTO	XSLC	Success
22	CZ-3 F-07	1990-04-07	AsiaSat 1	GTO	XSLC	Success
23	CZ-2E F-01	1990-07-16	Pakistan science satellite	LEO	XSLC	Success
24	CZ-4 F-02	1990-09-03	Feng Yun 1 simulated satellite	SSO	TSLC	Success
25	CZ-2C F-12	1990-10-05	FSW	LEO	JSLC	Success

[edit] Launches during 1991–2000

No.	Booster	Date	Payload	Orbit	Launch site	Notes
26	CZ-3 F-08	1991-12-28	Dong Fang Hong 2A	GTO	XSLC	Failure
27	CZ-2D F-01	1992-08-09	FSW	LEO	JSLC	Success
28	CZ-2E F-02	1992-08-14	Optus B1	GTO	XSLC	Success
29	CZ-2C F-13	1992-10-06	Swedish Freja satellite FSW	LEO	JSLC	Success
30	CZ-2E F-03	1992-12-21	Optus B2	GTO	XSLC	Failure
31	CZ-2C F-14	1993-10-08	FSW	LEO	JSLC	Success
32	CZ-3A F-01	1994-02-08	SJ-4 simulated satellite	GTO	XSLC	Success
33	CZ-2D F-02	1994-07-03	FSW	LEO	JSLC	Success
34	CZ-3 F-09	1994-07-21	Apstar-1	GTO	XSLC	Success
35	CZ-2E F-04	1994-08-28	Optus B3	GTO	XSLC	Success
36	CZ-3A F-02	1994-11-30	Zhong Xing-5	GTO	XSLC	Success
37	CZ-2E F-05	1995-01-26	Apstar-2	GTO	XSLC	Failure - destroyed due to windshear
38	CZ-2E F-06	1995-11-28	AsiaSat 2	GTO	XSLC	Success
39	CZ-2E F-07	1995-12-28	Echostar 1	GTO	XSLC	Success
40	CZ-3B F-01	1996-02-15	Intelsat 708	GTO	XSLC	Failure video
41	CZ-3 F-10	1996-07-03	Apstar-1A	GTO	XSLC	Success
42	CZ-3 F-11	1996-08-18	Zhongxing 7	GTO	XSLC	Failure
43	CZ-2D F-03	1996-10-20	FSW 2-3	LEO	JSLC	Success
44	CZ-3A F-03	1997-05-12	Zhongxing-6	GTO	XSLC	Success
45	CZ-3 F-12	1997-06-10	FY-2A	GTO	XSLC	Success
46	CZ-3B F-02	1997-08-20	Agila-2	GTO	XSLC	Success
47	CZ-2C F-15	1997-09-01	Iridium	LEO	TSLC	Success
48	CZ-3B F-03	1997-10-17	Apstar-2R	GTO	XSLC	Success
49	CZ-2C F-16	1997-12-08	Iridium 42/44	LEO	TSLC	Success
50	CZ-2C F-17	1998-03-26	Iridium 51/61	LEO	TSLC	Success
51	CZ-2C F-18	1998-05-02	Iridium 69/71	LEO	TSLC	Success
52	CZ-3B F-04	1998-05-30	Zhongwei 1	GTO	XSLC	Success
53	CZ-3B F-05	1998-07-18	Sinosat-1	GTO	XSLC	Success
54	CZ-2C F-19	1998-08-20	Iridium 3/76	LEO	TSLC	Success
55	CZ-2C F-20	1998-12-19	Iridium 11/20	LEO	TSLC	Success
56	CZ-4 F-03	1999-05-10	FY-1C/SJ-5	SSO	TSLC	Success
57	CZ-2C F-21	1999-06-12	Iridium 14A/21A	LEO	TSLC	Success
58	CZ-4B F-04	1999-10-14	ZY-1/SACI-1	SSO	TSLC	Success
59	CZ-2F F-01	1999-11-20	Shenzhou 1	LEO	JSLC	Success
60	CZ-3A F-04	2000-01-26	"Zhong Xin" ZX-22	GTO	XSLC	Success
61	CZ-3 F-13	2000-06-25	"FengYun" FY-2	GTO	XSLC	Success
62	CZ-4B F-05	2000-09-01	ZY-2	SSO	TSLC	Success
63	CZ-3A F-05	2000-10-31	Beidou 1A	GTO	XSLC	Success
64	CZ-3A F-06	2000-12-21	Beidou 1B	GTO	XSLC	Success

[edit] Launches after 2000

No.	Booster	Date	Payload	Orbit	Launch site	Notes
65	CZ-2F F-02	2001-01-10	Shenzhou 2	LEO	JSLC	Success
66	CZ-2F F-03	2002-03-25	Shenzhou 3	LEO	JSLC	Success
67	CZ-4B	2002-05-15	Hai Yang 1/Feng Yun 1D	SSO	TSLC	Success
68	CZ-4B	2002-10-27	ZY-2B	SSO	TSLC	Success
69	CZ-2F	2002-12-30	Shenzhou 4	LEO	JSLC	Success
70	CZ-3A	2003-05-25	Beidou-1C	GTO	XSLC	Success
71	CZ-2F	2003-10-15	Shenzhou 5 China's first manned space mission	LEO	JSLC	Success
72	CZ-4B	2003-10-21	Chuang Xin 1 - CBERS-2	SSO	TSLC	Success
73	CZ-2D	2003-11-03	FSW-18	LEO	JSLC	Success
74	CZ-3A	2003-11-15	"ZhongXing" ZX-20	GTO	XSLC	Success
75	CZ-2C/SM	2003-12-30	Double Star (TC-1)	HEO	XSLC	Success
76	CZ-2C	2004-04-18	Shiyan SY-1/Naxing NX-1	SSO	XSLC	Success
77	CZ-2C/SM	2004-07-25	Double Star ("Tan Ce" TC-2)	HEO (polar orbit)	TSLC	Success
78	CZ-2C	2004-08-29	FSW-19	LEO	JSLC	Success
79	CZ-4B	2004-09-09	"Shijian" SJ-6A/SJ6B	SSO	TSLC	Success
80	CZ-2D	2004-09-27	FSW-20	LEO	JSLC	Success
81	CZ-3A	2004-10-19	"FengYun" FY-2C	GTO	XSLC	Success
82	CZ-4B	2004-11-06	ZY-2	SSO	TSLC	Success
83	CZ-2C	2004-11-18	"Shiyan" SY-2	SSO	XSLC	Success
84	CZ-3B	2005-04-12	Apstar-6	GTO	XSLC	Success
85	CZ-2D	2005-07-06	SJ-7	SSO	JSLC	Success
86	CZ-2C	2005-08-02	FSW-21	LEO	JSLC	Success
87	CZ-2D	2005-08-29	FSW-22	LEO	JSLC	Success
88	CZ-2F	2005-10-12	Shenzhou 6	LEO	JSLC	Success
89	CZ-4B	2006-04-27	Yaogan 1	SSO	TSLC	Success
90	CZ-2C	2006-09-09	SJ-8	LEO	JSLC	Success
91	CZ-3A	2006-09-13	ZX-22A	GTO	XSLC	Success
92	CZ-4B	2006-10-24	Two Shijian 6 space experiment satellites A/B	LEO	TSLC	Success
93	CZ-3B	2006-10-29 00:20 CST	Sinosat 2	GTO	XSLC	Success (satellite failure)
94	CZ-3A	2006-12-08 08:53 CST	Fengyun 2D	GTO	XSLC	Success
95	CZ-3A	2007-02-03 00:28 CST	Beidou	GTO	XSLC	Success
96	CZ-2C	2007-04-11 11:27 CST	HY-1B	SSO	TSLC	Success
97	CZ-3A	2007-04-14 04:11 CST	Beidou	MEO	XSLC	Success
98	CZ-3B	2007-05-13 00:01 CST	NigComSat-1	GTO	XSLC	Success
99	CZ-2D	2007-05-25 15:12 CST	Yaogan 2	SSO	JSLC	Success
100	CZ-3A	2007-06-01 00:08 CST	SinoSat 3	GTO	XSLC	Success
101	CZ-3B	2007-07-05 20:08 CST	Chinasat 6B	GTO	XSLC	Success
102	CZ-4B	2007-09-19 11:26 CST	CBERS-2B	SSO	TSLC	Success
103	CZ-3A	2007-10-24 18:05 CST	Chang'e 1	Lunar Orbit	XSLC	Success
104	CZ-4C	2007-11-12 06:48 CST	Yaogan 3	SSO?	TSLC	Success
105	CZ-3C	2008-04-25 23:35 CST	Tianlian I	GTO	XSLC	Success
106	CZ-4C	2008-05-27 11:02 CST	FY-3A	SSO	TSLC	Success
107	CZ-3B	2008-06-09 20:15 CST	ZX-9	GTO	XSLC	Success

[edit] Record of launches by year

Year	Launches (Yearly)	Successes (Yearly)	Cumulative Launches	Cumulative Successes
1970	1	1	1	1
1971	1	1	2	2
1972	0	0	2	2
1973	0	0	2	2
1974	1	0	3	2
1975	1	1	4	3
1976	1	1	5	4
1977	0	0	5	4
1978	1	1	6	5
1979	0	0	6	5
1980	0	0	6	5
1981	0	0	6	5
1982	1	1	7	6
1983	1	1	8	7
1984	3	2	11	9
1985	1	1	12	10
1986	2	2	14	12
1987	2	2	16	14
1988	4	4	20	18
1989	0	0	20	18
1990	5	5	25	23
1991	1	0	26	23
1992	4	3	30	26
1993	1	1	31	27
1994	5	5	36	32
1995	3	2	39	34
1996	4	2	43	36
1997	6	6	49	42
1998	6	6	55	48
1999	4	4	59	52
2000	5	5	64	57
2001	1	1	65	58
2002	4	4	69	62
2003	6	6	75	68
2004	8	8	83	76
2005	5	5	88	81
2006	6	6	94	87
2007	10	10	104	97
2008	3	3	107	100
Launch Success Rate: 93.5%

Current as of 2008-06-09 12:15 UTC.

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