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 | |
| 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 | |
| Ziyuan II-01 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
| 30 October 2000 16:02 |
Long March 3A | F-05 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| Beidou-1A | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation | |||
| 20 December 2000 16:20 |
Long March 3A | F-06 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Ziyuan II-02 | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
| 29 December 2002 16:40[5] |
Long March 2F | F-04 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| FSW-3 No.1 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
| 14 November 2003 16:01[10] |
Long March 3A | F-08 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| ChinaSat-20 | Geostationary transfer | Communication | |||
| 29 December 2003 19:06[11] |
Long March 2C / SM | F-19 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| Double Star 2 | High Earth | Magnetosphere research | |||
| 29 August 2004 07:50[15] |
Long March 2C | F-22 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| FSW-3 No.2 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
| 19 October 2004 01:20[18] |
Long March 3A | F-09 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| Fengyun-2C | Geostationary transfer | Meteorology | |||
| 6 November 2004 03:10[19] |
Long March 4B | F-08 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
| Ziyuan II-03 | Sun-synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
| 18 November 2004 10:45[20] |
Long March 2C | F-23 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| Apstar 6 | Geosynchronous transfer | Apstar | Communication | ||
| 5 July 2005 22:40[21] |
Long March 2D | F-06 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
| Shijian 7 | Sun synchronous | Technology | |||
| 2 August 2005 07:30[22] |
Long March 2C | F-24 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
| FSW-4 No.2 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
| 29 August 2005 08:45[23] |
Long March 2D | F-07 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
| FSW-3 No.3 | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | |||
| 12 October 2005 01:00[24] |
Long March 2F | F-06 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| Shijian 8 | Low Earth | Microgravity research | |||
| 12 September 2006 16:02[28] |
Long March 3A | F-10 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Beidou-1D | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation | |||
| 11 April 2007 03:27[33] |
Long March 2C | F-26 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
| Haiyang-1B | Sun synchronous | Ocean observation | |||
| 13 April 2007 20:11[34] |
Long March 3A | F-13 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| Compass-M1 | Medium Earth | Navigation | |||
| 13 May 2007 16:01[35] |
Long March 3B/E | F-08 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| Chinasat-6B | Geosynchronous transfer | China Satellite Communications | Communication | ||
| 19 September 2007 03:26[39] |
Long March 4B | F-10 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
| CBERS-2B | Sun synchronous | Earth observation | |||
| 24 October 2007 10:05[40] |
Long March 3A | F-15 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
| Chang'e 1 | Lunar transfer | CNSA | Lunar orbiter | ||
| 11 November 2007 22:48[41] |
Long March 4C | F-02 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| Fengyun-3A | Sun synchronous | Meteorology | |||
| 9 June 2008 12:15[44] |
Long March 3B | F-10 | Xichang LA-2 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Yaogan 4 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
| 15 December 2008 03:22[51] |
Long March 4B | F-12 | Taiyuan LA-9 | Successful | |
| Yaogan 5 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
| 23 December 2008 00:54[52] |
Long March 3A | F-16 | Xichang LA-3 | Successful | |
| 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 | |
| Compass-G2 | Geosynchronous transfer | Navigation | |||
| 22 April 2009 02:55[54] |
Long March 2C | F-28 | Taiyuan LA-7 | Successful | |
| Yaogan 6 | Sun synchronous | Reconnaissance | |||
| 31 August 2009 09:28[55] |
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.[56][57] | |||||
| 12 November 2009 02:45[58] |
Long March 2C | F-29 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
| Shijian 11-01 | Sun synchronous | Technology | |||
| 9 December 2009 08:42[59] |
Long March 2D | F-11 | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 | Successful | |
| 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 | |||
