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Chang Zheng 3C Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Chang Zheng 3C, 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 3C made 17 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2008 and 2025. It is part of the Long March family. All 17 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 2010, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2025.

17
Launch attempts
17
Successes
0
Failures
100%
Success rate

Launches per year

1 2 3 4 2008: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2009: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2010: 4 launches (4 successes, 0 failures) 2011: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2012: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 2013: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2014: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2015: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2016: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 2017: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2018: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2019: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2020: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2021: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2022: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2023: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2024: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2025: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 2008 2013 2018 2023
Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
2025 1 1 0 100%
2021 1 1 0 100%
2019 1 1 0 100%
2018 1 1 0 100%
2016 2 2 0 100%
2014 1 1 0 100%
2012 3 3 0 100%
2011 1 1 0 100%
2010 4 4 0 100%
2009 1 1 0 100%
2008 1 1 0 100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Chang Zheng 3C launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
XSC China 17 17 0

Launch chronology

Every Chang Zheng 3C launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
May 12, 2025 2025-097 Y19 : TJS 19 XSC / LC3 Success
Jul 6, 2021 2021-063 Y18 : Tianlian-1 05 xing XSC / LC2 Success
May 17, 2019 2019-027 Y16 : Beidou-2 G8 XSC / LC2 Success
Dec 24, 2018 2018-110 Y17 : TJS-3 subsatellite, TJS-3 XSC / LC3 Success
Nov 22, 2016 2016-072 Y13 : Tianlian-1 04 xing XSC / LC2 Success
Jun 12, 2016 2016-037 Y15 : Beidou-2 G7 XSC / LC3 Success
Oct 23, 2014 2014-065 Y12 : Manfred Mem. Moon Mission, Reentry vehicle, Chang'e-5 FRD XSC / LC2 Success
Oct 25, 2012 2012-059 Y10 : Beidou-2 G6 XSC / LC2 Success
Jul 25, 2012 2012-040 Y9 : Tianlian-1 03 xing XSC / LC2 Success
Feb 24, 2012 2012-008 Y6 : Beidou-2 G5 XSC / LC2 Success
Jul 11, 2011 2011-032 Y8 : Tianlian-1 02 xing XSC / LC2 Success
Oct 31, 2010 2010-057 Y5 : Beidou-2 G4 XSC / LC2 Success
Oct 1, 2010 2010-050 Y7 : Chang'e-2 XSC / LC2 Success
Jun 2, 2010 2010-024 Y4 : Beidou-2 G3 XSC / LC2 Success
Jan 16, 2010 2010-001 Y2 : Beidou-2 G1 XSC / LC2 Success
Apr 14, 2009 2009-018 Y3 : Beidou-2 G2 XSC / LC2 Success
Apr 25, 2008 2008-019 Y1 : Tianlian-1 01 xing XSC / LC2 Success
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