List of Long March launches (1990–1999)

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This is a list of launches made by the Long March rocket family between 1990 and 1999.

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

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Launch outcomes

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Launch history

1990

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
4 February 1990 12:28	Long March 3	F-06	Xichang LA-3	Successful
4 February 1990 12:28	Chinasat-3 (DFH-2A-T4)	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
7 April 1990 13:30	Long March 3	F-07	Xichang LA-3	Successful
	AsiaSat 1	Geosynchronous transfer	AsiaSat	Communication
	First Chinese orbital launch for a foreign customer
16 July 1990 00:40	Long March 2E	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Optus-B mass simulator	Low Earth		Flight testing
	Badr A	Low Earth		Technology
	Maiden flight of Long March 2E.
3 September 1990 00:53	Long March 4A	F-02	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Fengyun-1B	Sun synchronous		Meteorology
	Final flight of Long March 4A.
5 October 1990 06:14	Long March 2C	F-09	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
5 October 1990 06:14	FSW-1 No.3	Low Earth		Reconnaissance

1991

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
28 December 1991 12:00	Long March 3	F-08	Xichang LA-3	Partial failure
	Chinasat-4 (DFH-2A-T5)	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.^[1]

1992

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
9 August 1992 08:00	Long March 2D	F-01	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
	FSW-2 No.1	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
	Maiden flight of Long March 2D.
13 August 1992 23:00	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
13 August 1992 23:00	Optus-B1	Geosynchronous transfer	AUSSAT	Communication
6 October 1992 06:20	Long March 2C	F-10	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
	FSW-1 No.4	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
	Freja	Low Earth	Swedish Space Corporation	Technology
21 December 1992 11:21	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-03	Xichang LA-2	Partial failure
	Optus-B2	Geosynchronous transfer (planned)	AUSSAT	Communication
	Structural failure of payload fairing 48 seconds after launch, destroying the satellite, whose debris went on to reach the correct orbit.^[2]

1993

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
8 October 1993 08:00	Long March 2C	F-11	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
8 October 1993 08:00	FSW-1 No.5	Low Earth		Reconnaissance

1994

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
8 February 1994 08:34	Long March 3A	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Shijian 4	Geosynchronous transfer		Magnetosphere research
	Kuafu-1 (DFH-3 mass simulator)	Geosynchronous transfer		Flight testing
	Maiden flight of Long March 3A.
3 July 1994 08:00	Long March 2D	F-02	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
3 July 1994 08:00	FSW-2 No.2	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
21 July 1994 10:55	Long March 3	F-09	Xichang LA-3	Successful
21 July 1994 10:55	Apstar 1	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
27 August 1994 23:10	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-04	Xichang LA-2	Successful
27 August 1994 23:10	Optus-B3	Geosynchronous transfer	AUSSAT	Communication
29 November 1994 17:02	Long March 3A	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Chinasat-5	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Satellite failed to reach the operational orbit due to a propellant leak in GTO.^[1]

1995

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 January 1995 22:40	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-05	Xichang LA-2	Failure
	Apstar 2	Geosynchronous transfer (planned)	Apstar	Communication
	Payload fairing collapsed due to structural deficiency, aggravated by excessive vibration caused by wind shear.^[2]
28 November 1995 11:30	Long March 2E/EPKM	F-06	Xichang LA-2	Partial failure
	AsiaSat 2	Geosynchronous transfer	AsiaSat	Communication
	Excessive acceleration during the launch knocked the antenna feed horns out of alignment, reducing the coverage area of the Ku band transponders.^[3] AsiaSat filed a satellite insurance claim for $58 million.^[4]
28 December 1995 11:50	Long March 2E/EPKM	F-07	Xichang LA-2	Successful
28 December 1995 11:50	EchoStar 1	Geosynchronous transfer	EchoStar	Communication

1996

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
14 February 1996 19:01	Long March 3B	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Failure
	Intelsat 708	Geosynchronous transfer (planned)	Intelsat	Communication
	Maiden flight of Long March 3B. Guidance platform short-circuited right at liftoff, leading to loss of attitude control.^[1] The vehicle hit the ground at T+23 seconds and exploded, killing at least 6 people on the ground.^[5]
3 July 1996 10:47	Long March 3	F-10	Xichang LA-3	Successful
3 July 1996 10:47	Apstar 1A	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
18 August 1996 10:27	Long March 3	F-11	Xichang LA-3	Partial failure
	Chinasat-7	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Third stage engine shut down 48 seconds too early.^[1]
20 October 1996 07:20	Long March 2D	F-03	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
20 October 1996 07:20	FSW-2 No.3	Low Earth		Reconnaissance

1997

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
11 May 1997 16:17	Long March 3A	F-03	Xichang LA-2	Successful
11 May 1997 16:17	Chinasat-6	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
10 June 1997 12:01	Long March 3	F-12	Xichang LA-3	Successful
10 June 1997 12:01	Fengyun-2A	Geosynchronous transfer		Meteorology
19 August 1997 17:50	Long March 3B	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
19 August 1997 17:50	Agila-2	Geosynchronous transfer	Mabuhay	Communication
1 September 1997 14:00	Long March 2C / SD	F-12	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium mass simulator A	Low Earth		Flight testing
	Iridium mass simulator B	Low Earth		Flight testing
16 October 1997 19:13	Long March 3B	F-03	Xichang LA-2	Successful
16 October 1997 19:13	Apstar 2R	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
8 December 1997 07:16	Long March 2C / SD	F-13	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 42	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 44	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication

1998

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 March 1998 17:01	Long March 2C / SD	F-14	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 51	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 61	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
2 May 1998 09:16	Long March 2C / SD	F-15	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 69	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 71	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
30 May 1998 10:00	Long March 3B	F-04	Xichang LA-2	Successful
30 May 1998 10:00	ChinaStar 1	Geosynchronous transfer	China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co.	Communication
18 July 1998 09:20	Long March 3B	F-05	Xichang LA-2	Successful
18 July 1998 09:20	SinoSat 1	Geosynchronous transfer	Sino Satellite Communications	Communication
19 August 1998 23:01	Long March 2C / SD	F-16	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 76	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 78	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
19 December 1998 11:39	Long March 2C / SD	F-17	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 88	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 89	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication

1999

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
10 May 1999 01:33	Long March 4B	F-01	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Fengyun-1C	Sun synchronous		Meteorology
	Shijian 5	Sun synchronous		Technology
	Maiden flight of Long March 4B.
11 June 1999 17:15	Long March 2C / SD	F-18	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 92	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 93	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
14 October 1999 03:15	Long March 4B	F-02	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	CBERS-1	Sun synchronous		Earth observation
	SACI 1	Sun synchronous	INPE	Technology
19 November 1999 22:30	Long March 2F	F-01	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
	Shenzhou 1	Low Earth		Technology
	Maiden flight of Long March 2F.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kyle, Ed. "China Launch Vehicle Flight History - Comprehensive Orbital Failure List". http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/czfail.txt.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "The Cox Report: Chapter 5". The Washington Post. May 25, 1999. https://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may99/coxreport/chapter5.htm.
↑ "CZ-2E Space Launch Vehicle". GlobalSecurity.org. https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/cz-2e.htm.
↑ "Ku Transponder Shortfall Prompts AsiaSat Claim". Aviation Week & Space Technology. September 23, 1996. http://aviationweek.com/awin/k-subscript-u-transponder-shortfall-prompts-asiasat-claim.
↑ Lan, Chen. "Mist around the CZ-3B disaster, part 1". The Space Review. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2323/1.

Sources

McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
Krebs, Gunter. "DF-5 family". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_fam/df-5.htm.

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[slr_chinese_fail_list-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kyle, Ed. "China Launch Vehicle Flight History - Comprehensive Orbital Failure List". http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/czfail.txt.

[cox5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "The Cox Report: Chapter 5". The Washington Post. May 25, 1999. https://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may99/coxreport/chapter5.htm.

[globalsecurity_2e-3] "CZ-2E Space Launch Vehicle". GlobalSecurity.org. https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/cz-2e.htm.

[4] "Ku Transponder Shortfall Prompts AsiaSat Claim". Aviation Week & Space Technology. September 23, 1996. http://aviationweek.com/awin/k-subscript-u-transponder-shortfall-prompts-asiasat-claim.

[ChenLan1-5] Lan, Chen. "Mist around the CZ-3B disaster, part 1". The Space Review. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2323/1.

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v t e Long March (rocket family)
Rockets	Feng Bao 1 Long March 1 1D Long March 2 2A 2C 2D 2E 2F Long March 3 3A 3B 3B/E 3C Long March 4 4A 4B 4C Long March 5 5B Long March 6 Long March 7 7A Long March 8 Long March 9 Long March 11
Launch sites	Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Xichang
Manufacturers	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Designers	Wang Xiji
List of Long March launches