Chang Zheng 3 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Chang Zheng 3, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Long March family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-21.
Chang Zheng 3 made 13 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1984 and 2000. It is part of the Long March family. Of those, 10 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 77 percent. The busiest year was 1984, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2000.
13
Launch attempts
10
Successes
3
Failures
77%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Chang Zheng 3 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XSC | China | 13 | 10 | 3 |
Launch chronology
Every Chang Zheng 3 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2000 | 2000-032 | Y12 : FY-2 02 xing | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Jun 10, 1997 | 1997-029 | Y11 : FY-2 01 xing | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Aug 18, 1996 | 1996-048 | Y14 : Zhongxing 7 | XSC / LC3 | Failure |
| Jul 3, 1996 | 1996-039 | Y10A : Apstar 1A | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Jul 21, 1994 | 1994-043 | Y8 : APSTAR 1 | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Dec 28, 1991 | 1991-088 | Y9 : DFH 2A-4 | XSC / LC3 | Failure |
| Apr 7, 1990 | 1990-030 | Y7 : Asiasat 1 | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Feb 4, 1990 | 1990-011 | Y6 : DFH 2A | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Dec 22, 1988 | 1988-111 | Y5 : DFH 2A-2 | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Mar 7, 1988 | 1988-014 | Y4 : DFH-2A | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Feb 1, 1986 | 1986-010 | Y3 : DFH-2 0C | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Apr 8, 1984 | 1984-035 | Y2 : DFH-2 0B | XSC / LC3 | Success |
| Jan 29, 1984 | 1984-008 | Y1 : DFH-2 0A | XSC / LC3 | Failure |