A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launches the Shiyan-10 02 satellite on Dec. 29, 2022. After another Long March 3B liftoff, on Jan. 23, 2025, one of the vehicle's four strap-on side boosters fell to ...

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched the Tianwen-2 spacecraft from Xichang spaceport in southwestern China. The probe will attempt to collect samples from asteroid 2016 HO3 and if all goes well ...

China’s Long March-3B rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in September 2019, carrying two satellites of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. Photo: Wang Xin (AP) ...

At 15:41 UTC on August 24, a Chang Zheng 3B (internationally known as Long March 3B) successfully lifted off from LC-3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China.

“As a result, the booster will be completely recyclable without any damage.” The parachute system is designed to be installed on the side boosters of China’s Long March 3B, 3C and 2F rockets.

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying Shijian-21 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Oct. 24, 2021 in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province of China.

Friday, 11 August The final launch of the week will be a Long March 3B/E carrying the Ludi Tance 4A L-SAR satellite. It will take off at 6:20 p.m. from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. Recap ...

With a Long March-3B rocket putting a Beidou-3 IGSO satellite into orbit on Saturday, China's Long March-3A series completed its 100th launch, becoming the first of its kind in the country.