A LM-4C Launches the GF-3 Satellite

正The GF-3 satellite was successfully launched at 06:55 Beijing time on August10 using a LM-4C launch vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.The launch was the 233rd flight of a LM family launch vehicle and the carrier rocket LM-4C was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.The GF-3 satellite is the first C-band     

SinoSat-2 Suffered Anomaly In Orbit

China's first direct broadcasting satellite SinoSat-2 was launched into the preset orbit by a LM-3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on October 29, 2006. It was the 93rd launch mission of the LM series launch vehicle. Unfortunately, SinoSat-2 failed less than a month after being launched into orbit, the operator of the satellite, Sino Satellite Communications     

LM-2C Used in SJ-9A/B Mission

At 11:25 a.m. on October 14, China successfully sent the SJ-9A/B satellites into their preset transfer orbits with one LM-2C launch vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The LM-2C launch vehicle used for the mission was manufactured by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The launch marked the 169th launch of the Long March series launch vehicle. The launch vehicle used for the mission differs not much from     

LM-5 Rehearsal Rocket Transferred to Launch Pad

<正>On November 23,2015,the combination of LM-5 launch vehicle and Chang’e 5 explorer for rehearsal was transferred to the launch pad from the vertical assembly facility.Developed by CALT,LM-5 is the new-generation non-toxic launch vehicle with the largest launch capacity.LM-5launch vehicle and Chang’e 5 explorer began rehearsal at the launch site in September,2015 to ensure the maiden flight of LM-5 a complete success and     

Flight Record of the Long March Series of Launch Vehicles

(Continued) The 83rd Launch On November 18, 2004, a LM-2C launch vehicle was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center with an experimental satellite inserting the satellite into its preset sun-synchronous orbit. Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center Launch Result: Success At 18:45 Beijing time on November 18, the LM-2C launch vehicle was launched into space. 13 minutes later the satellite separated from the carrier rocket and entered into a sun synchronous orbit of 700km with an inclination of 98.1 degrees and the solar panel of the satellite deployed smoothly. The LM-2C launch vehicle is a two-     

Chinese LM-2C Launch Vehicle

Developed on the basis of the LM-2, the LM-2C was designed to launch China's indigenous recoverable satellite. It can be used to launch a large satellite into low orbit. The LM-2C is a two-stage liquid launch vehicle updated on the basis of a long-range rocket.     

LM- 3B Launch Vehicle

LM-3B launch vehicle is a heavy three-stage liquid propellant strap-on launch vehicle, which was developed based on the mature technologies of the LM-3A and LM-2E. It not only has the highest payload capacity to send China's satellites to GTO, but is also one of the most advanced launch vehicles in the world with high reliability, reasonable price and perfect technological design. It can launch over 90% of various kinds of satellites in the international commercial satellite market.     

A LM-3B Precisely Placed the 4th Next-Generation BeiDou Satellite into Orbit

<正>At 07:13 Beijing time September 30,2015,a LM-3B launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,carrying the 4th next-generation BeiDou satellite into orbit.This was also the20th BeiDou navigation satellite launch by China.The LM-3B launch vehicle which carried out this mission was developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.It was the first time for the LM-3B carrier rocket to send a satellite     

CASC Signed First Commercial Launch Service Deal for a National Program

CASC and China Academy of Sciences (CAS) signed a contract on the development of launch vehicles for the satellite project Strategic Pioneer Program on space science on October 31 in Beijing.According to the contract, CGWIC is the general contractor to arrange the launch service and SAST is responsible for developing three LM-2D launch vehicles. It was the first time that LM launch vehicle would be used for a national program in a commercial mode. This new attempt was expected to facilitate     

LM-3C:Breakthrough in Launch Technology for Deep Space Exploration

<正>One of the main objectives of the Chang'e 2 mission was to demonstrate the direct Earth- moon transfer orbit launch technol- ogy.On October 1,2010,a LM-3C launch vehicle sent the Chang'e 2 into its preset orbit accurately,dem-onstrating that China has made a breakthrough in launch technology for deep space exploration.     

长征三号甲系列运载火箭成功实现第100次发射（英文）

正At 22:41 Beijing time on April 20, a LM-3 B launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and successfully launched the 44 th satellite of the Bei Dou Navigation Satellite System into its preset orbit. This was the 100 th flight of the LM-3 A carrier rocket family and the 302 nd flight of the Long March series launch vehicle.     

China Successfuly Orbited Chinasat-20A Communications Satelite

<正>On November 25,Chinasat-20A was sent into space on a LM-3A launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center and entered its preset orbit precisely.The flight was the 135th space launch of LM series of launch vehicles.     

China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite For Venezuela

<正>China launched a Venezuelan remote sensing satellite,VRSS-2,into a preset orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:13 Beijing time on October 9.The satellite was launched by a LM-2D carrier rocket which was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.This is the 33rd launch of the LM-2D launch vehicle     

Two SJ-6 Satellites Successfully Launched

Two SJ-6 Group 02 satellites, SJ-6A 02 and SJ-6B 02 were launched by a LM-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on October 24, 2006. SJ-6A 02 was released from the launch vehicle after 11 minutes of flight, followed by the release of SJ-6B 02 one minute later. Both satellites entered the preset orbits. It's the 92nd flight of LM launch     

Maiden Flight of LM-5 Achieved Success

正At 20:43 on November 3,a LM-5launch vehicle soared into space from the Hainan Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.Then the Yuanzheng upper stage separated from the LM-5 launch vehicle,and continued to place the SJ-17 satellite into its preset orbit,signifying that the maiden flight of LM-5 developed by CASC was a complete success.As a milestone project in the upgrade of China’s carrier rockets,LM-5     

SJ-7 Satellite Launched

SJ-7 satellite was launched on a LM-2D launch vehicle at 6:40 am, July 6, 2005 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC). About twelve minutes after the lift-off, the satellite was separated from the LM-2D and entered the preset sun-synchronous orbit. JSLC is used for the first time to conduct SSO launch mission. Both the satellite and the launch vehicle are devel- oped by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). With designed life span of three years, the satellite wil…     

China Launches18th Recoverable Satellite

On November 3, 2003, China launched a recoverable satellite on a LM-2D launch vehicle from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite was sent to the preset orbit after being launched at 3:20 pm Beijing time and operated normally. It was also the 73rd launch of Long March series launch vehicles since 1970 and the 31st consecutive successful launch since October 1996. The 18th re-     

China's First Cargo Spacecraft Launched Successfully

<正>The Tianzhou 1 cargo spacecraft was launched atop a LM-7 launch vehicle from the Hainan Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site at 19:41 Beijing time on April20.About 596 seconds after the liftoff,the cargo spacecraft separated from the carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit,the launch mission was declared a success.Consisting of a cargo capsule and a     

LM-4B Launch Vehicle

The history of LM-4B traces back to the end of the 1970s. The feasibility study of LM-4 began in 1982 and the engineering development was initiated in the following year. Initially, the LM-4 served as a back-up launch vehicle for LM-3 to launch China's communications satellites. After the successful launch of China's first communications satellites by LM-3 in 1984, the main mission of the LM-4     

Last FY-2 Series Satellite Successfully Launched on A LM-3A

正A LM-3A launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at21:07 Beijing time on June 5,launching the FY-2H satellite into orbit.This was the 277th flight mission of the LM family launch vehicle.FY-2H was the last flight unit of the