Xichang Satellite Launch Centre
China’s spaceport for Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and lunar missions, first becoming operational in April 1984.
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Chang Zheng-3
The Long March 3 (Chang Zheng-3, or CZ-3) is a family of space launch vehicles designed for Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and translunar orbit missions. The launch vehicle was based on the first- and second-stage of the CZ-2, and was added with a cryogenic third-stage. The early variant CZ-3 has now retired and been replaced by the improved CZ-3A/B/C series, which continues to support China’s satellite and lunar exploration programme until the introduction of the new-generation launch vehicles.
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Chang Zheng-2C/D
The CZ-2 (Chang Zheng-2, or Long March 2) is a liquid-fuelled, two-stage space launch vehicle designed to loft satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Developed from the DF-5 (CSS-4) intercontinental ballistic missile, the CZ-2 also served as the baseline model for the subsequent CZ-2E/F, CZ-3, and CZ-4 launcher families.
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