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{{Infobox rocket
{{Infobox rocket
|image = [[File:CZ-3C.svg|80px]]
| image = [[File:CZ-3C.svg|100px]]
|caption = Schematic of Long March 3C
| caption = Schematic of Long March 3C

|function = [[Carrier rocket]]

|manufacturer = [[China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
| function = [[Carrier rocket]]
|country-origin = China
| manufacturer = [[China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|status = Active
| country-origin = [[China]]
|sites = [[Xichang Launch Area 2|LA-2]] and [[Xichang Launch Area 3|LA-3]], [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center|XSLC]]
| status = Active

| sites = [[Xichang Launch Area 2|LA-2]] and [[Xichang Launch Area 3|LA-3]], [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center|XSLC]]
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* '''3C:''' {{convert|54.8|m|ft}} <ref name="EA">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz3c.htm|title=CZ-3C|first=Mark|last=Wade|publisher=[[Encyclopedia Astronautica]]|access-date=2008-04-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601181331/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz3c.htm|archive-date=2008-06-01}}</ref>
* '''3C:''' {{cvt|54.8|m}} <ref name="EA">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz3c.htm|title=CZ-3C|first=Mark|last=Wade|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|access-date=2008-04-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601181331/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz3c.htm|archive-date=2008-06-01}}</ref>
* '''3C/E:''' {{cvt|55.64|m}} <ref>https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2105</ref>
* '''3C/E:''' {{cvt|55.64|m}} <ref>https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2105</ref>
}}
}}
|diameter = {{convert|3.35|m|ft}} <ref name="EA"/>
| diameter = {{cvt|3.35|m}} <ref name="EA"/>
|mass = {{convert|345000|kg|lb}} <ref name="EA"/>
| mass = {{cvt|345000|kg}}
|stages = 3
| stages = 3
|launches = 17<!-- UPDATE after each launch -->
| launches = 17 <!-- UPDATE after each launch -->
|success = 17<!-- UPDATE after each launch -->
| success = 17 <!-- UPDATE after each launch -->
| first = {{plainlist|
| first = {{plainlist|
* '''3C:''' 25 April 2008
* '''3C:''' 25 April 2008
* '''3C/E:''' 23 October 2014
* '''3C/E:''' 23 October 2014
}}
}}
|last = <!-- UPDATE after each launch -->
| last = <!-- UPDATE after each launch -->
|capacities =
| capacities =
{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
| location = [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| location = [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
|kilos = '''3C:''' {{convert|8000|kg|lb}} <ref>https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/5165</ref><br />'''3C/E:''' {{convert|8000|kg|lb}}<ref>https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2105</ref>
| kilos = '''3C:''' {{cvt|8000|kg}} <ref>https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/5165</ref><br/>'''3C/E:''' {{cvt|8000|kg}}<ref>https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2105</ref>
}}
}}
{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
|location=[[Geosynchronous transfer orbit|GTO]]
| location = [[Geosynchronous transfer orbit|GTO]]
|kilos = '''3C:''' {{convert|3800|kg|lb}} <ref name="CGWIC_User_Manual">{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwic.com/LaunchServices/Download/manual/LM-3A%20Series%20Launch%20Vehicles%20User's%20Manual%20Issue%202011.pdf|title=LM-3A Series Launch Vehicle User's Manual - Issue 2011|publisher=China Great Wall Industries Corporation|access-date=2015-08-09}}</ref><ref name="GSP">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/cz-3c.htm|title=CZ-3C (Chang Zheng-3C)|author=Gunter Krebs|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=2008-04-26}}</ref><br />'''3C/E:''' {{convert|3900|kg|lb}}
| kilos = '''3C:''' {{cvt|3800|kg}} <ref name="CGWIC_User_Manual">{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwic.com/LaunchServices/Download/manual/LM-3A%20Series%20Launch%20Vehicles%20User's%20Manual%20Issue%202011.pdf|title=LM-3A Series Launch Vehicle User's Manual - Issue 2011|publisher=China Great Wall Industries Corporation|access-date=2015-08-09}}</ref><ref name="GSP">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/cz-3c.htm|title=CZ-3C (Chang Zheng-3C)|author=Gunter Krebs|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=2008-04-26}}</ref><br/>'''3C/E:''' {{cvt|3900|kg}}
}}
}}
{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
{{Infobox Rocket/Payload
|location = [[Heliocentric orbit|HCO]]
| location = [[Heliocentric orbit|HCO]]
|kilos = {{convert|2400|kg|lb}} <ref name="CGWIC_User_Manual"/><ref name="GSP"/>
| kilos = {{cvt|2400|kg}} <ref name="CGWIC_User_Manual"/><ref name="GSP"/>
}}
}}

|family = [[Long March rocket|Long March]]
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| family = [[Long March rocket|Long March]]
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| stagedata = {{Infobox rocket/stage
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| type = booster
|number = 2
| diff = 3C
| number = 2
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|diameter = {{convert|2.25|m|abbr=on}}
| length = {{cvt|15.33|m}}
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| diameter = {{cvt|2.25|m}}
|gross = <!--{{convert|41000|kg}}-->
| empty = <!-- {{cvt|3200|kg}} -->
|propmass = {{convert|37700|kg|abbr=on}}
| gross = <!-- {{cvt|41000|kg}} -->
| propmass = {{cvt|37700|kg}}
|engines = 1 [[YF-20|YF-25]]
| engines = 1 [[YF-20|YF-25]]
|thrust = {{convert|740.4|kN|abbr=on}}
|SI = {{convert|2556.2|m/s|isp|abbr=on}}
| thrust = {{cvt|740.4|kN}}
| SI = {{cvt|2556.2|m/s}}
|burntime = 127 seconds
|fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
| burntime = 127 seconds
| fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
}}
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|type = booster
| type = booster
|diff = 3C/E
| diff = 3C/E
|number = 2
| number = 2
|length = {{convert|16.1|m|abbr=on}}
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| burntime = 140 seconds
|fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
| fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
}}
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| type = stage
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| SI = {{cvt|2556.5|m/s|isp}}
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| burntime = 145 seconds
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| fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
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| type = stage
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| diff = 3C/E
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| empty = <!-- {{cvt|9000|kg}} -->
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| gross = <!-- {{cvt|179000|kg}} -->
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| thrust = {{cvt|2961.6|kN}}
|SI = {{convert|2556.5|m/s|isp|abbr=on}}
| SI = {{cvt|2556.5|m/s|isp}}
|burntime = 158 seconds
| burntime = 158 seconds
|fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
| fuel = [[N2O4|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]] / [[UDMH]]
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{{Infobox rocket/stage
{{Infobox rocket/stage

Revision as of 07:55, 30 January 2021

Schematic of Long March 3C
FunctionCarrier rocket
ManufacturerCALT
Country of originChina
Size
Height
  • 3C: 54.8 m (180 ft) [1]
  • 3C/E: 55.64 m (182.5 ft) [2]
Diameter3.35 m (11.0 ft) [1]
Mass345,000 kg (761,000 lb)
Stages3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass3C: 8,000 kg (18,000 lb) [3]
3C/E: 8,000 kg (18,000 lb)[4]
Payload to GTO
Mass3C: 3,800 kg (8,400 lb) [5][6]
3C/E: 3,900 kg (8,600 lb)
Payload to HCO
Mass2,400 kg (5,300 lb) [5][6]
Associated rockets
FamilyLong March
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesLA-2 and LA-3, XSLC
Total launches17
Success(es)17
First flight
  • 3C: 25 April 2008
  • 3C/E: 23 October 2014
Boosters (3C)
No. boosters2
Height15.33 m (50.3 ft)
Diameter2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propellant mass37,700 kg (83,100 lb)
Powered by1 YF-25
Maximum thrust740.4 kN (166,400 lbf)
Specific impulse2,556.2 m/s (8,386 ft/s)
Burn time127 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
Boosters (3C/E)
No. boosters2
Height16.1 m (53 ft)
Diameter2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
Propellant mass41,100 kg (90,600 lb)
Powered by1 YF-25
Maximum thrust740.4 kN (166,400 lbf)
Specific impulse2,556.2 m/s (260.66 s)
Burn time140 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
First stage (3C)
Height23.27 m (76.3 ft)
Diameter3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Propellant mass171,800 kg (378,800 lb)
Powered by4 YF-21C
Maximum thrust2,961.6 kN (665,800 lbf)
Specific impulse2,556.5 m/s (260.69 s)
Burn time145 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
First stage (3C/E)
Height24.76 m (81.2 ft)
Diameter3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Propellant mass186,200 kg (410,500 lb)
Powered by4 YF-21C
Maximum thrust2,961.6 kN (665,800 lbf)
Specific impulse2,556.5 m/s (260.69 s)
Burn time158 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
Second stage
Height12.92 m (42.4 ft)
Diameter3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Propellant mass49,400 kg (108,900 lb)
Powered by1 YF-24E (YF-22E (Main)
4 x YF-23C (Vernier))
Maximum thrust742 kN (167,000 lbf) (Main)
47.1 kN (10,600 lbf) (Vernier)
Specific impulse2,922.57 m/s (298.019 s) (Main)
2,910.5 m/s (296.79 s) (Vernier)
Burn time185 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
Third stage
Height12.38 m (40.6 ft)
Diameter3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Propellant mass18,200 kg (40,100 lb)
Powered by1 YF-75
Maximum thrust167.17 kN (37,580 lbf)
Specific impulse4,295 m/s (438.0 s)
Burn time487 seconds
PropellantLH2 / LOX

The Long March 3C (simplified Chinese: 长征三号丙火箭; traditional Chinese: 長征三號丙火箭; pinyin: Chángzhēng Sānhào Bǐng Huǒjiàn), also known as the Changzheng 3C, CZ-3C and LM-3C, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from Launch Complex 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. A 3-stage rocket with two strapon liquid rocket boosters, it is a member of the Long March 3 rocket family, and was derived from the Long March 3B. It was designed to fill a gap in payload capacities between the Long March 3A and 3B.

Launches

It made its maiden flight on 25 April 2008, at 15:35 UTC. The payload for the first launch was the Tianlian-1 data relay communications satellite. The second carried the Compass-G2 navigation satellite and was conducted on 14 April 2009. The third launch was made on 16 January 2010, with the Compass-G1 satellite. The fourth carrying the Compass-G3 navigation satellite was launched on 2 June 2010. On 1 October 2010, it successfully launched China's second lunar probe, Chang'e 2.

An enhanced version, named Long March 3C/E, debuted during the launch of Chang'e 5-T1 on 23 October 2014.[7] On 30 March 2015, the Yuanzheng-1 upper stage was used on top of a Long March 3C rocket for the first time.[8]

List of launches

Flight number Date (UTC) Launch site Version Payload Orbit Result
1 25 April 2008
15:35
LA-2, XSLC 3C Tianlian I-01 GTO Success
2 14 April 2009
16:16
LA-2, XSLC 3C Compass-G2 GTO Success
3 16 January 2010
16:12
LA-2, XSLC 3C Compass-G1 GTO Success
4 2 June 2010
15:53
LA-2, XSLC 3C Compass-G3 GTO Success
5 1 October 2010
10:59
LA-2, XSLC 3C Chang'e 2 LTO Success
6 31 October 2010
16:26
LA-2, XSLC 3C Compass-G4 GTO Success
7 11 July 2011
15:41
LA-2, XSLC 3C Tianlian I-02 GTO Success
8 24 February 2012
16:12
LA-2, XSLC 3C Compass-G5 GTO Success
9 25 July 2012
15:43
LA-2, XSLC 3C Tianlian I-03 GTO Success
10 25 October 2012
15:33
LA-2, XSLC 3C Compass-G6 GTO Success
11 23 October 2014
18:00
LA-2, XSLC 3C/E Chang'e 5-T1 LTO Success
12 30 March 2015
13:52
LA-2, XSLC 3C/YZ-1 BDS I1-S GSO Success
13 1 February 2016
07:29
LA-2, XSLC 3C/YZ-1 BDS M3-S MEO Success
14 12 June 2016
15:30
LA-3, XSLC 3C/E Compass-G7 GTO Success
15 22 November 2016
15:24
LA-2, XSLC 3C/E Tianlian I-04 GTO Success
16 24 December 2018
16:53
LA-3, XSLC 3C/E TJSW-3 GTO Success
17 17 May 2019
15:48
LA-2, XSLC 3C/E Compass-G8 GTO Success

References

  1. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "CZ-3C". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2105
  3. ^ https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/5165
  4. ^ https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2105
  5. ^ a b "LM-3A Series Launch Vehicle User's Manual - Issue 2011" (PDF). China Great Wall Industries Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b Gunter Krebs. "CZ-3C (Chang Zheng-3C)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  7. ^ Barbosa, Rui C. (23 October 2014). "China launches lunar sample return test mission". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ Barbosa, Rui C. (30 March 2015). "Long March 3C in secretive launch with new Upper Stage". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.