Xichang Satellite Launch Centre
China’s spaceport for Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and lunar missions, first becoming operational in April 1984.
Read moreChina’s spaceport for Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and lunar missions, first becoming operational in April 1984.
Read moreThe 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 The early variant CZ-3 has now retired and been replaced by the improved CZ-3A/B/C series, which continues to support China’s satellite and lunar exploration programme until the introduction of the new-generation launch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.
Read moreThe 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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