List of Long March launches (2000–2009)
Appearance
This is a list of launches made by the Long March rocket family between 2000 and 2009.
Launch statistics
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Rocket configurations[edit]
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Launch history
[edit]2000
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
25 January 2000 16:45 |
Long March 3A | F-04 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Chinasat-22 | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication | |||
25 June 2000 11:50 |
Long March 3 | F-13 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
Fengyun-2B | Geosynchronous transfer | Meteorology | |||
Final flight of Long March 3. | |||||
1 September 2000 03:25 |
Long March 4B | F-03 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Ziyuan II-01 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
30 October 2000 16:02 |
Long March 3A | F-05 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Beidou-1A | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation | |||
20 December 2000 16:20 |
Long March 3A | F-06 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Beidou-1B | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation |
2001
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
9 January 2001 17:00[1] |
Long March 2F | F-02 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
Shenzhou 2 | Low Earth | Technology |
2002
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
25 March 2002 14:15[2] |
Long March 2F | F-03 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
Shenzhou 3 | Low Earth | Technology | |||
15 May 2002 01:50[3] |
Long March 4B | F-04 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Fengyun-1D | Sun-synchronous | Meteorology | |||
Haiyang-1A | Sun-synchronous | Ocean observation | |||
27 October 2002 03:17[4] |
Long March 4B | F-05 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Ziyuan II-02 | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
29 December 2002 16:40[5] |
Long March 2F | F-04 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
Shenzhou 4 | Low Earth | Technology |
2003
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
24 May 2003 16:34[6] |
Long March 3A | F-07 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Beidou-1C | Geostationary transfer | Navigation | |||
15 October 2003 01:00[7] |
Long March 2F | F-05 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
Shenzhou 5 | Low Earth | Manned spaceflight | |||
First Chinese manned orbital mission | |||||
21 October 2003 03:16[8] |
Long March 4B | F-06 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
CBERS-2 | Sun-synchronous | Earth observation | |||
Chuangxin 1 (01) | Sun-synchronous | China Academy of Science | Technology / Communication | ||
3 November 2003 07:20[9] |
Long March 2D | F-04 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
FSW-3 No.1 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
14 November 2003 16:01[10] |
Long March 3A | F-08 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
ChinaSat-20 | Geostationary transfer | Communication | |||
29 December 2003 19:06[11] |
Long March 2C / SM | F-19 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
Double Star 1 | High Earth | Magnetosphere research |
2004
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
18 April 2004 15:59[12] |
Long March 2C | F-20 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
Shiyan 1 | Sun-synchronous | Technology | |||
Nano Satellite 1 | Sun-synchronous | Technology | |||
25 July 2004 07:05[13][14] |
Long March 2C / SM | F-21 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Double Star 2 | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | |||
29 August 2004 07:50[15] |
Long March 2C | F-22 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
FSW-4 No.1 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
8 September 2004 23:14[16] |
Long March 4B | F-07 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Shijian 6-01A | Sun-synchronous | Technology / Reconnaissance | |||
Shijian 6-01B | Sun-synchronous | Technology / Reconnaissance | |||
27 September 2004 08:00[17] |
Long March 2D | F-05 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
FSW-3 No.2 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
19 October 2004 01:20[18] |
Long March 3A | F-09 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Fengyun-2C | Geostationary transfer | Meteorology | |||
6 November 2004 03:10[19] |
Long March 4B | F-08 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Ziyuan II-03 | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
18 November 2004 10:45[20] |
Long March 2C | F-23 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
Shiyan 2 | Sun-synchronous | Technology |
2005
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
12 April 2005 12:00 |
Long March 3B | F-06 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Apstar 6 | Geosynchronous transfer | Apstar | Communication | ||
5 July 2005 22:40[21] |
Long March 2D | F-06 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Shijian 7 | Sun synchronous | Technology | |||
2 August 2005 07:30[22] |
Long March 2C | F-24 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
FSW-4 No.2 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
29 August 2005 08:45[23] |
Long March 2D | F-07 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
FSW-3 No.3 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
12 October 2005 01:00[24] |
Long March 2F | F-06 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
Shenzhou 6 | Low Earth | Manned spaceflight |
2006
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
26 April 2006 22:48[25][26] |
Long March 4C | F-01 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Yaogan 1 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
Maiden flight of Long March 4C. | |||||
9 September 2006 07:00[27] |
Long March 2C | F-25 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Shijian 8 | Low Earth | Microgravity research | |||
12 September 2006 16:02[28] |
Long March 3A | F-10 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Chinasat-22A | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication | |||
23 October 2006 23:34[29] |
Long March 4B | F-09 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Shijian 6-02A | Sun synchronous | Technology / Reconnaissance | |||
Shijian 6-02B | Sun synchronous | Technology / Reconnaissance | |||
28 October 2006 16:20[30] |
Long March 3B | F-07 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
SinoSat 2 | Geosynchronous transfer | Sino Satellite Communications | Communication | ||
Satellite failed to deploy its solar panels after launch. | |||||
8 December 2006 00:53[31] |
Long March 3A | F-11 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Fengyun-2D | Geosynchronous transfer | Meteorology |
2007
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
2 February 2007 16:28[32] |
Long March 3A | F-12 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Beidou-1D | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation | |||
11 April 2007 03:27[33] |
Long March 2C | F-26 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Haiyang-1B | Sun synchronous | Ocean observation | |||
13 April 2007 20:11[34] |
Long March 3A | F-13 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Compass-M1 | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
13 May 2007 16:01[35] |
Long March 3B/E | F-08 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
NIGCOMSAT-1 | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication | |||
25 May 2007 07:12[36] |
Long March 2D | F-08 | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Yaogan 2 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
ZDPS-1 | Sun synchronous | Zhejiang University | Technology | ||
31 May 2007 16:08 [37] |
Long March 3A | F-14 | Xichang, LA-2 | Successful | |
SinoSat 3 | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication | |||
The 100th launch of the Long March rocket series.[37] | |||||
5 July 2007 12:08[38] |
Long March 3B | F-09 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Chinasat-6B | Geosynchronous transfer | China Satellite Communications | Communication | ||
19 September 2007 03:26[39] |
Long March 4B | F-10 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
CBERS-2B | Sun synchronous | Earth observation | |||
24 October 2007 10:05[40] |
Long March 3A | F-15 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
Chang'e 1 | Lunar transfer | CNSA | Lunar orbiter | ||
11 November 2007 22:48[41] |
Long March 4C | F-02 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Yaogan 3 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance |
2008
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
25 April 2008 15:35[42] |
Long March 3C | F-01 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Tianlian-1A | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication / Data transfer | |||
Maiden flight of Long March 3C. | |||||
27 May 2008 03:02[43] |
Long March 4C | F-03 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Fengyun-3A | Sun synchronous | Meteorology | |||
9 June 2008 12:15[44] |
Long March 3B | F-10 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
ChinaSat 9 | Geosynchronous transfer | China Satellite Communications | Communication | ||
6 September 2008 03:25[45] |
Long March 2C / SMA | F-27 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Huanjing-1A | Sun synchronous | Earth observation | |||
Huanjing-1B | Sun synchronous | Earth observation | |||
25 September 2008 13:10[46] |
Long March 2F | F-07 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
Shenzhou 7 | Low Earth | Manned spaceflight | |||
25 October 2008 01:15[47] |
Long March 4B | F-11 | Taiyuan LA-9 | Successful | |
Shijian 6-03A | Sun synchronous | Technology / Reconnaissance | |||
Shijian 6-03B | Sun synchronous | Technology / Reconnaissance | |||
29 October 2008 16:53[48] |
Long March 3B/E | F-11 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
VENESAT 1 | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication | |||
5 November 2008 00:15[49] |
Long March 2D | F-09 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Shiyan 3 | Sun synchronous | Technology | |||
Chuangxin-1 (02) | Sun synchronous | China Academy of Science | Technology / Communication | ||
1 December 2008 04:42[50] |
Long March 2D | F-10 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Yaogan 4 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
15 December 2008 03:22[51] |
Long March 4B | F-12 | Taiyuan LA-9 | Successful | |
Yaogan 5 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
23 December 2008 00:54[52] |
Long March 3A | F-16 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
Fengyun-2E | Geosynchronous transfer | Meteorology |
2009
[edit]Date/time (UTC) | Rocket | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
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Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
Remarks | |||||
14 April 2009 16:16[53] |
Long March 3C | F-02 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
Compass-G2 | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation | |||
22 April 2009 02:55[54] |
Long March 2C | F-28 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
Yaogan 6 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
31 August 2009 09:28[57] |
Long March 3B | F-12 | Xichang LA-2 | Partial failure | |
Palapa-D | Geosynchronous transfer | Communication | |||
Ice blockage in the third stage engine caused a performance shortfall, leaving the payload in a lower-than-planned orbit. The satellite maneuvered with its own propulsion system, reaching geosynchronous transfer orbit on 3 September 2009, and geostationary orbit on 9 September 2009.[55][56] | |||||
12 November 2009 02:45[58] |
Long March 2C | F-29 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Shijian 11-01 | Sun synchronous | Technology | |||
9 December 2009 08:42[59] |
Long March 2D | F-11 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
Yaogan 7 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
15 December 2009 02:31[60] |
Long March 4C | F-04 | Taiyuan LA-9 | Successful | |
Yaogan 8 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
Xiwang 1 | Sun synchronous | Amateur radio |
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