List of Long March launches (2000–2009)

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This is a list of launches made by the Long March rocket family between 2000 and 2009.

Launch statistics

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Launch history

2000

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 January 2000 16:45	Long March 3A	F-04	Xichang LA-2	Successful
25 January 2000 16:45	Chinasat-22	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
25 June 2000 11:50	Long March 3	F-13	Xichang LA-3	Successful
	Fengyun-2B	Geosynchronous transfer		Meteorology
	Final flight of Long March 3.
1 September 2000 03:25	Long March 4B	F-03	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
1 September 2000 03:25	Ziyuan II-01	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
30 October 2000 16:02	Long March 3A	F-05	Xichang LA-2	Successful
30 October 2000 16:02	Beidou-1A	Geosynchronous transfer		Navigation
20 December 2000 16:20	Long March 3A	F-06	Xichang LA-2	Successful
20 December 2000 16:20	Beidou-1B	Geosynchronous transfer		Navigation

2001

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
9 January 2001 17:00^[1]	Long March 2F	F-02	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
9 January 2001 17:00^[1]	Shenzhou 2	Low Earth		Technology

2002

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 March 2002 14:15^[2]	Long March 2F	F-03	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
25 March 2002 14:15^[2]	Shenzhou 3	Low Earth		Technology
15 May 2002 01:50^[3]	Long March 4B	F-04	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Fengyun-1D	Sun-synchronous		Meteorology
	Haiyang-1A	Sun-synchronous		Ocean observation
27 October 2002 03:17^[4]	Long March 4B	F-05	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
27 October 2002 03:17^[4]	Ziyuan II-02	Sun-synchronous		Reconnaissance
29 December 2002 16:40^[5]	Long March 2F	F-04	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
29 December 2002 16:40^[5]	Shenzhou 4	Low Earth		Technology

2003

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
24 May 2003 16:34^[6]	Long March 3A	F-07	Xichang LA-2	Successful
24 May 2003 16:34^[6]	Beidou-1C	Geostationary transfer		Navigation
15 October 2003 01:00^[7]	Long March 2F	F-05	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
	Shenzhou 5	Low Earth		Manned spaceflight
	First Chinese manned orbital mission
21 October 2003 03:16^[8]	Long March 4B	F-06	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	CBERS-2	Sun-synchronous		Earth observation
	Chuangxin 1 (01)	Sun-synchronous	China Academy of Science	Technology / Communication
3 November 2003 07:20^[9]	Long March 2D	F-04	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
3 November 2003 07:20^[9]	FSW-3 No.1	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
14 November 2003 16:01^[10]	Long March 3A	F-08	Xichang LA-2	Successful
14 November 2003 16:01^[10]	ChinaSat-20	Geostationary transfer		Communication
29 December 2003 19:06^[11]	Long March 2C / SM	F-19	Xichang LA-3	Successful
29 December 2003 19:06^[11]	Double Star 1	High Earth		Magnetosphere research

2004

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
18 April 2004 15:59^[12]	Long March 2C	F-20	Xichang LA-3	Successful
	Shiyan 1	Sun-synchronous		Technology
	Nano Satellite 1	Sun-synchronous		Technology
25 July 2004 07:05^[13]^[14]	Long March 2C / SM	F-21	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
25 July 2004 07:05^[13]^[14]	Double Star 2	High Earth		Magnetosphere research
29 August 2004 07:50^[15]	Long March 2C	F-22	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
29 August 2004 07:50^[15]	FSW-4 No.1	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
8 September 2004 23:14^[16]	Long March 4B	F-07	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Shijian 6-01A	Sun-synchronous		Technology / Reconnaissance
	Shijian 6-01B	Sun-synchronous		Technology / Reconnaissance
27 September 2004 08:00^[17]	Long March 2D	F-05	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
27 September 2004 08:00^[17]	FSW-3 No.2	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
19 October 2004 01:20^[18]	Long March 3A	F-09	Xichang LA-2	Successful
19 October 2004 01:20^[18]	Fengyun-2C	Geostationary transfer		Meteorology
6 November 2004 03:10^[19]	Long March 4B	F-08	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
6 November 2004 03:10^[19]	Ziyuan II-03	Sun-synchronous		Reconnaissance
18 November 2004 10:45^[20]	Long March 2C	F-23	Xichang LA-3	Successful
18 November 2004 10:45^[20]	Shiyan 2	Sun-synchronous		Technology

2005

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
12 April 2005 12:00	Long March 3B	F-06	Xichang LA-2	Successful
12 April 2005 12:00	Apstar 6	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
5 July 2005 22:40^[21]	Long March 2D	F-06	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
5 July 2005 22:40^[21]	Shijian 7	Sun synchronous		Technology
2 August 2005 07:30^[22]	Long March 2C	F-24	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
2 August 2005 07:30^[22]	FSW-4 No.2	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
29 August 2005 08:45^[23]	Long March 2D	F-07	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
29 August 2005 08:45^[23]	FSW-3 No.3	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
12 October 2005 01:00^[24]	Long March 2F	F-06	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
12 October 2005 01:00^[24]	Shenzhou 6	Low Earth		Manned spaceflight

2006

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
26 April 2006 22:48^[25]^[26]	Long March 4C	F-01	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Yaogan 1	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
	Maiden flight of Long March 4C.
9 September 2006 07:00^[27]	Long March 2C	F-25	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
9 September 2006 07:00^[27]	Shijian 8	Low Earth		Microgravity research
12 September 2006 16:02^[28]	Long March 3A	F-10	Xichang LA-2	Successful
12 September 2006 16:02^[28]	Chinasat-22A	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
23 October 2006 23:34^[29]	Long March 4B	F-09	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Shijian 6-02A	Sun synchronous		Technology / Reconnaissance
	Shijian 6-02B	Sun synchronous		Technology / Reconnaissance
28 October 2006 16:20^[30]	Long March 3B	F-07	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	SinoSat 2	Geosynchronous transfer	Sino Satellite Communications	Communication
	Satellite failed to deploy its solar panels after launch.
8 December 2006 00:53^[31]	Long March 3A	F-11	Xichang LA-2	Successful
8 December 2006 00:53^[31]	Fengyun-2D	Geosynchronous transfer		Meteorology

2007

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
2 February 2007 16:28^[32]	Long March 3A	F-12	Xichang LA-2	Successful
2 February 2007 16:28^[32]	Beidou-1D	Geosynchronous transfer		Navigation
11 April 2007 03:27^[33]	Long March 2C	F-26	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
11 April 2007 03:27^[33]	Haiyang-1B	Sun synchronous		Ocean observation
13 April 2007 20:11^[34]	Long March 3A	F-13	Xichang LA-2	Successful
13 April 2007 20:11^[34]	Compass-M1	Medium Earth		Navigation
13 May 2007 16:01^[35]	Long March 3B/E	F-08	Xichang LA-2	Successful
13 May 2007 16:01^[35]	NIGCOMSAT-1	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
25 May 2007 07:12^[36]	Long March 2D	F-08	Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
	Yaogan 2	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
	ZDPS-1	Sun synchronous	Zhejiang University	Technology
31 May 2007 16:08 ^[37]	Long March 3A	F-14	Xichang, LA-2	Successful
	SinoSat 3	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	The 100th launch of the Long March rocket series.^[37]
5 July 2007 12:08^[38]	Long March 3B	F-09	Xichang LA-2	Successful
5 July 2007 12:08^[38]	Chinasat-6B	Geosynchronous transfer	China Satellite Communications	Communication
19 September 2007 03:26^[39]	Long March 4B	F-10	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
19 September 2007 03:26^[39]	CBERS-2B	Sun synchronous		Earth observation
24 October 2007 10:05^[40]	Long March 3A	F-15	Xichang LA-3	Successful
24 October 2007 10:05^[40]	Chang'e 1	Lunar transfer	CNSA	Lunar orbiter
11 November 2007 22:48^[41]	Long March 4C	F-02	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
11 November 2007 22:48^[41]	Yaogan 3	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance

2008

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 April 2008 15:35^[42]	Long March 3C	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Tianlian-1A	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication / Data transfer
	Maiden flight of Long March 3C.
27 May 2008 03:02^[43]	Long March 4C	F-03	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
27 May 2008 03:02^[43]	Fengyun-3A	Sun synchronous		Meteorology
9 June 2008 12:15^[44]	Long March 3B	F-10	Xichang LA-2	Successful
9 June 2008 12:15^[44]	ChinaSat 9	Geosynchronous transfer	China Satellite Communications	Communication
6 September 2008 03:25^[45]	Long March 2C / SMA	F-27	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Huanjing-1A	Sun synchronous		Earth observation
	Huanjing-1B	Sun synchronous		Earth observation
25 September 2008 13:10^[46]	Long March 2F	F-07	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
25 September 2008 13:10^[46]	Shenzhou 7	Low Earth		Manned spaceflight
25 October 2008 01:15^[47]	Long March 4B	F-11	Taiyuan LA-9	Successful
	Shijian 6-03A	Sun synchronous		Technology / Reconnaissance
	Shijian 6-03B	Sun synchronous		Technology / Reconnaissance
29 October 2008 16:53^[48]	Long March 3B/E	F-11	Xichang LA-2	Successful
29 October 2008 16:53^[48]	VENESAT 1	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
5 November 2008 00:15^[49]	Long March 2D	F-09	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
	Shiyan 3	Sun synchronous		Technology
	Chuangxin-1 (02)	Sun synchronous	China Academy of Science	Technology / Communication
1 December 2008 04:42^[50]	Long March 2D	F-10	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
1 December 2008 04:42^[50]	Yaogan 4	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
15 December 2008 03:22^[51]	Long March 4B	F-12	Taiyuan LA-9	Successful
15 December 2008 03:22^[51]	Yaogan 5	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
23 December 2008 00:54^[52]	Long March 3A	F-16	Xichang LA-3	Successful
23 December 2008 00:54^[52]	Fengyun-2E	Geosynchronous transfer		Meteorology

2009

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
14 April 2009 16:16^[53]	Long March 3C	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
14 April 2009 16:16^[53]	Compass-G2	Geosynchronous transfer		Navigation
22 April 2009 02:55^[54]	Long March 2C	F-28	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
22 April 2009 02:55^[54]	Yaogan 6	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
31 August 2009 09:28^[57]	Long March 3B	F-12	Xichang LA-2	Partial failure
	Palapa-D	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Ice blockage in the third stage engine caused a performance shortfall, leaving the payload in a lower-than-planned orbit. The satellite maneuvered with its own propulsion system, reaching geosynchronous transfer orbit on 3 September 2009, and geostationary orbit on 9 September 2009.^[55]^[56]
12 November 2009 02:45^[58]	Long March 2C	F-29	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
12 November 2009 02:45^[58]	Shijian 11-01	Sun synchronous		Technology
9 December 2009 08:42^[59]	Long March 2D	F-11	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Successful
9 December 2009 08:42^[59]	Yaogan 7	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
15 December 2009 02:31^[60]	Long March 4C	F-04	Taiyuan LA-9	Successful
	Yaogan 8	Sun synchronous		Reconnaissance
	Xiwang 1	Sun synchronous		Amateur radio

References

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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[2] "Shenzhou 3 - March 25, 2002 - carrying a test dummy". http://english.cri.cn/811/2005/10/11/264@24169.htm.

[3] "我国成功发射"一箭双星"". http://www.people.com.cn/GB/tupian/74/20020516/729563.html.

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[8] "China launches satellite developed with Brazil". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/21/content_274074.htm.

[9] "China launches science satellite". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/03/content_278012.htm.

[10] "China launches communication satellite". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/15/content_281759.htm.

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[13] ""探测二号"卫星发射升空双星探测计划成功实现". http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2004-07/25/content_1645487.htm.

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[15] "我第19颗返回式卫星发射成功". http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2004-08-30/05243528856s.shtml.

[16] "我国一箭成功发射两颗"实践"六号空间环境探测卫星". http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2004-09/09/content_1960810.htm.

[17] "我国第20颗返回式卫星于27日发射升空". http://tech.sina.com.cn/d/2004-09-28/1058433131.shtml.

[18] "China launches professional weather satellite". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/19/content_383776.htm.

[19] ""中国资源二号"03星顺利升空". http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2004-11/06/content_2184283_4.htm.

[20] "亚太六号卫星西昌成功升空". http://news.xinhuanet.com/mrdx/2005-04/13/content_2821928.htm.

[21] "我国"实践七号"科学试验卫星发射成功". http://news.xinhuanet.com/st/2005-07/06/content_3181042.htm.

[22] "我国第21颗返回式科学与技术试验卫星发射成功". http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2005-08/02/content_3300385.htm.

[23] "我国成功发射第22颗返回式科学与技术试验卫星". http://news.xinhuanet.com/st/2005-08/29/content_3417977.htm.

[24] "Premier hails successful launch of spacecraft". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/12/content_3608710.htm.

[25] "China launches research satellite into orbit". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-04/27/content_578275.htm.

[26] ""遥感卫星一号"在太原卫星发射中心发射成功". http://military.people.com.cn/GB/43331/4338297.html.

[27] "China launches 1st breeding satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/10/content_5072601.htm.

[28] "China launches telecom satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/13/content_5083260.htm.

[29] "China launches two satellites into orbit". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/24/content_715655.htm.

[30] "China launches high-power communications satellite". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-10/29/content_719188.htm.

[31] "Satellite to forecast Olympic weather". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/08/content_754131.htm.

[32] "China puts new navigation satellite into orbit". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-02/03/content_800453.htm.

[33] "China launches second oceanic survey satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_5962743.htm.

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[41] "China launches new remote sensing satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/12/content_7054385.htm.

[42] "China blasts off first data relay satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/26/content_8052455.htm.

[43] "China launches 2nd Olympic weather satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8261650.htm.

[44] "China launches French-built satellite". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8334551.htm.

[45] "Two satellites launched to monitor disasters". http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/06/content_7004888.htm.

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[48] "China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/30/content_10276834.htm.

[49] "China puts two satellites into orbit". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/05/content_10310876.htm.

[50] "China launches remote sensing satellite". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/01/content_10438944.htm.

[51] "China launches Yaogan V remote-sensing satellite". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/15/content_10507101.htm.

[52] "China launches second "Compass" satellite for global navigation system". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/15/content_11187396.htm.

[53] "China launches second "Compass" satellite for global navigation system". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/15/content_11187396.htm.

[54] "China launches "Yaogan VI" remote-sensing satellite". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/22/content_11231715.htm.

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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