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Here is some basic information on the Chinese Long March Family of rockets. This data was originally published on the Go Taikonauts! website. Chen Lan has graciously permitted me to borrow heavily from Go Taikonauts!. I have made some updates and modifications to the data.


Modified from the original, copyrighted by Chen Lan

Long March Launch Log

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Date

ID

Model

Site

Payload

Comment

1

10 January 1970

 

CZ-1

Jiuquan

 

Test flight - suborbital

2

24 April 1970

70034

CZ-1

Jiuquan

DFH Mao 1

First Chinese satellite

3

3 March 1971

71018

CZ-1

Jiuquan

SJ 1

 

4

10 August 1972

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

 

Test flight - suborbital

5

18 September 1973

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

JSSW 1

Failure in 2nd stage

6

14 July 1974

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

JSSW 2

2nd stage engine lost thrust

7

5 November 1974

 

CZ-2A

Jiuquan

FSW 0

1st stage failure

8

26 July 1975

75070

FB-1

Jiuquan

JSSW-3

 

9

26 November 1975

75111

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 1

 

10

16 December 1975

75119

FB-1

Jiuquan

JSSW-4

 

11

30 August 1976

76087

FB-1

Jiuquan

JSSW-5

 

12

10 November 1976

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

JSSW 6

2nd stage failure

13

7 December 1976

76116

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 2

 

14

14 September 1977

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

 

R&D - suborbital

15

26 January 1978

78011

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 3

 

16

16 April 1978

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

 

R&D - suborbital

17

28 July 1979

 

FB-1

Jiuquan

SJ 1

2nd stage failure

18

19 September 1981

81093

FB-1

Jiuquan

SJ 2
SJ 2A
SJ 2B

19

9 September 1982

82090

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 4

 

20

19 August 1983

83086

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 5

 

21

29 January 1984

84008

CZ-3

Xichang

STTW-T1

3rd Stage early shutdown

22

8 April 1984

84035

CZ-3

Xichang

STTW-T2

 

23

12 September 1984

84098

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 66

 

24

21 October 1985

85096

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 7

 

25

1 February 1986

86010

CZ-3

Xichang

STTW 1

 

26

6 October 1986

86076

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 8

 

27

5 August 1987

87067

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-0 No. 9

 

28

9 September 1987

87075

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-1 No. 1

 

29

8 March 1988

88014

CZ-3

Xichang

Zhongxing-1

 

30

5 August 1988

88067

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-1 No. 2

 

31

6 September 1988

88080

CZ-4A

Taiyuan

FY-1A

 

32

22 December 1988

88111

CZ-3

Xichang

Zhongxing-2

 

33

4 February 1990

90011

CZ-3

Xichang

Zhongxing-3

 

34

7 April 1990

90030

CZ-3

Xichang

Asiasat 1

First commercial launch

35

16 July 1990

90059

CZ-2E

Xichang

HS-601 Model
Badr A

36

3 September 1990

90081

CZ-4A

Taiyuan

FY-1B
QQW 1
QQW 2

37

5 October 1990

90089

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-1 No. 3

 

38

28 December 1991

91088

CZ-3

Xichang

Zhongxing-4

3rd Stage early shutdown

39

9 August 1992

92051

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

FSW-2 No. 1

 

40

14 August 1992

92054

CZ-2E

Xichang

Optus B1

 

41

6 October 1992

92064

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-1 No. 4
Freja

42

21 December 1992

92090

CZ-2E

Xichang

Aussat B2 / Optus B2

payload fairing collapsed

43

8 October 1993

93063

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW-1 No. 5

 

44

8 February 1994

94010

CZ-3A

Xichang

KF-1
SJ-4

45

3 July 1994

94037

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

FSW-2 No. 2

 

46

21 July 1994

94043

CZ-3

Xichang

Apstar 1

 

47

27 August 1994

94055

CZ-2E

Xichang

Optus B3

 

48

29 November 1994

94080

CZ-3A

Xichang

Zhongxing-5

 

49

25 January 1995

 

CZ-2E

Xichang

Apstar 2

destroyed due to wind shear

50

28 November 1995

95064

CZ-2E

Xichang

Asiasat 2

 

51

28 December 1995

95073

CZ-2E

Xichang

Echostar 1

 

52

14 February 1996

 

CZ-3B

Xichang

Intelsat 708

attitude control lost

53

3 July 1996

96039

CZ-3

Xichang

Apstar 1A

 

54

18 August 1996

96048

CZ-3

Xichang

Zhongxing 7

3rd Stage early shutdown

55

20 October 1996

96059

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

FSW-2 No. 3

 

56

11 May 1997

97021

CZ-3A

Xichang

Zhongxing-6

 

57

10 June 1997

97029

CZ-3

Xichang

FY-2A

 

58

19 August 1997

97042

CZ-3B

Xichang

Agila 2

 

59

1 September 1997

97048

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium MFS 1
Iridium MFS 2

60

16 October 1997

97062

CZ-3B

Xichang

Apstar 2R

 

61

8 December 1997

97077

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium 42
Iridium 44

62

25 March 1998

98018

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium 51
Iridium 61

63

2 May 1998

98026

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium 69
Iridium 71

64

30 May 1998

98033

CZ-3B

Xichang

Zhongwei 1

 

65

18 July 1998

98044

CZ-3B

Xichang

Sinosat-1

 

66

19 August 1998

98048

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium 3
Iridium 76

67

19 December 1998

98074

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium 11
Iridium 20

68

10 May 1999

99025

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

FY-1C
SJ-5

69

11 June 1999

99032

CZ-2C/SD

Taiyuan

Iridium 14A
Iridium 21A

70

14 October 1999

99057

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

ZY-1
SACI-1

71

19 November 1999

99061

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou-1

 

72

25 January 2000

00003

CZ-3A

Xichang

Zhongxing-22

 

73

25 June 2000

00032

CZ-3

Xichang

Fengyun-2

 

74

1 September 2000

00050

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

ZY-2

 

75

30 October 2000

00069

CZ-3A

Xichang

Beidou 1A

 

76

20 December 2000

00082

CZ-3A

Xichang

Beidou 1B

 

77

9 January 2001

01001

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou 2

 

78

3 January 2002

 

CZ-1D

Taiyuan

Dummy warhead

Suborbital failure

79

25 March 2002

02014

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou 3

 

80

15 May 2002

02024

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

Hai Yang 1
Feng Yun 1D

 

81

15 September 2002

 

KT-1

Taiyuan

HTSTL-1

Second stage failure

82

27 October 2002

02049

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

ZY-2B

 

83

29 December 2002

02061

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou 4

 

84

24 May 2003

03021

CZ-3A

Xichang

Beidou 1C

 

85

16 September 2003

 

KT-1

Taiyuan

PS-2

Fourth stage failure

86

15 October2003

03045

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou 5

First manned Chinese flight

87

21 October 2003

03049

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

Chuangxin 1, CBERS

 

88

3 November 2003

03051

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

JB-4

 

89

14 November2003

03052

CZ-3A

Xichang

Zhongxing-20

 

90

29 December 2003

03061

CZ-2C/SM

Xichang

Tan Ce 1

 

91

18 April 2004

04012

CZ-2C

Xichang

Naxing 1, Shiyan 1

 

92

25 July 2004

04029

CZ-2C/SM

Taiyuan

Tan Ce 2

 

93

29 August 2004

04033

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

(unnamed, FSW series)

 

94

8 September 2004

04035

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

Shi Jian 6A, 6B

 

95

27 September 2004

04039

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

FSW-3

 

96

19 October 2004

04042

CZ-3A

Xichang

Fengyun-2 C

Geostationary meteorological satellite

97

6 November 2004

04044

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

ZY-2C

 

98

18 November 2004

04046

CZ-2C

Xichang

Shiyan 2

 

99

12 April 2005

05012

CZ-3B

Xichang

Apstar 6

 

100

5 July 2005

05024

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

SJ-7

 

101

2 August 2005

05027

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

FSW 21

 

102

October 12, 2005

05040

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou 6

Second manned Chinese flight

103

26 April 2006

06015

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

Yaogan 1

Remote Sensing Satellite 1

104

9 September 2006

06035

CZ-2C

Jiuquan

Shijian 8

 

105

12 September 2006

06038

CZ-3A

Xichang

Zhongxing 22A

Communications satellite

106

23 October 2006

06046

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

Shijian 6C, Shijian 6D

 

107

28 October 2006

06048

CZ-3B

Xichang

SinoSat 2

Communications satellite

108

8 December 2006

06053

CZ-3A

Xichang

Fengyun 2D

Weather satellite

109

2 February 2007

07003

CZ-3A

Xichang

Beidou 2A

Navigation satellite

110

11 April 2007

07010

CZ-2C

Taiyuan

Haiyang 1B

Imaging satellite

111

12 April 2007

07011

CZ-3A

Xichang

Beidou 5

Navigation satellite

112

13 May 2007

07018

CZ-3B

Xichang

Nigcomsat 1

Communications satellite

113

25 May 2007

07019

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

Yaogan 2

Remote sensing radar satellite

114

31 May 2007

07021

CZ-3A

Xichang

Xinnuo 3

Communications satellite

115

6 July 2007

07031

CZ-3B

Xichang

Zhongxing 6B

Communications satellite

116

19 September 2007

07042

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

CBERS 2B

China-Brazil Earth Resourses Satellite - Imaging 42A

117

24 October 2007

07051

CZ-3A

Xichang

Chang'e-1

Lunar probe 51A

118

11 November 2007

07055

CZ-4C

Taiyuan

Yaogan 3

Radar satellite

119

25 April 2008

08019

CZ-3C

Xichang

Tian Lian 1

Data relay satellite

120

27 May 2008

08026

CZ-4C

Taiyuan

FY-3A

Polar orbiting weather satellite

121

9 June 2008

08028

CZ-3B

Xichang

Zhongxing 9

Synchronous communication satellite

122

6 September 2008

08041

CZ-2C

Taiyuan

Huan Jing-1A, Huan Jing-2A

Environmental imaging satellites

123

25 September 2008

08047

CZ-2F

Jiuquan

Shenzhou 7

Third manned Chinese spaceflight

124

25 October 2008

08053

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

SJ-6A-3, SJ-6B-3

Possible environmental research or military surveillance satellites

125

29 October 2008

08055

CZ-3B

Xichang

Simon Bolivar

Venezuela's first satellite - C-band and Ku-band transponders

126

5 November 2008

08056

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

Chuanxin-1-02, Shiyan Weixing 3

Environmental and atmospheric studies

127

1 December 2008

08061

CZ-2D

Jiuquan

Yaogan Weixing 4

Imaging satellite?

128

15 December 2008

08064

CZ-4B

Taiyuan

Yaogan Weixing 5

Imaging satellite?

129

23 December 2008

08066

CZ-3A

Xichang

Fengyun 2E

Meteorological satellite
130

14 April 2009

09018

CZ-3C

Xichang

2 Beidou Dao.Wei

Navigation satellite
131

22 April 2009

09021

CZ-2C

Taiyuan

Yaogan 6

maging satellite?

Red indicates a failure or partial failure

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