The launch took place at 15:36 UTC using the Chang Zheng-3B/G2 (known as the Long March 3B/G2 outside of China) launch vehicle from launch site LC3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

China's Tianwen-2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, ...

The launch of Beidou-3M17 and Beidou-3M18 took place from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/YZ-1 (Chang Zheng-3B/YZ-1 ...

The Long March 3B is 56.3 meters tall and has a diameter of 3.35 meters, and it runs on liquid propellants. The rocket has ...

China has launched its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, marking its first mission to bring back samples from a nearby asteroid. This ...

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at night, carrying the Tianlian-2 (05) data relay satellite into orbit, April 27, 2025. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China ...

Space.com China's Long March 3B Rocket Launched Land Exploration Posted: September 17, 2024 | Last updated: November 28, 2024 China's Long March 3B rocket launched a land exploration satellite ...

A Long March 3B mission from 2018. Credit: CGWIC. WASHINGTON — A Chinese Long March 3B rocket failed April 9 while attempting to launch a commercial communications satellite meant to provide ...

The three-stage Long March 3 series rockets come in configurations with zero (3A), two (3C) and four (3B) liquid side boosters and launch from hilly Xichang in southern China. The first launch of ...

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched a new communications satellite into orbit today (Aug. 19) — but its days might be numbered. After lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in ...

At least two boosters of the Long March 3B multistage launch vehicle fell back to Earth in two different locations, Guangxi region bordering Vietnam and Hainan province on the South China Sea ...