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Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
A launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.126 launches have flown from it since July 1990, 119 of 126 successfully.
Launches
126
Success rate
94.4% 119/126
Failures
7
First flight
1990-07-16
Latest flight
2026-07-23
Busiest year
2025 9 flights
Fastest turnaround
16d 14h 32m
Location
Pad record
Vehicles flown
8 typesLaunches per year
decided flights1990Peak 2025, 9 launches2026
Orbits delivered
10 destinationsGeostationary Transfer Orbit 49Geostationary Orbit 29Medium Earth Orbit 7Elliptical Orbit 3Lunar Orbit 2Asteroid 1Geosynchronous Orbit 1Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 1High Earth Orbit 1Low Earth Orbit 1
Flight record
126 flights| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-06 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2026-06-16 | Long March 3B/E | Shijian 31 | Long March 3B/E | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2026-01-16 | Long March 3B/E | Shijian 32 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Failure |
| 2025-12-26 | Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-11-21 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-21 | Long March 3B/E | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2025-09-05 | Long March 3C/YZ-1 | Shiyan 29 | Long March 3C/YZ-1 | – | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-06-20 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 9C | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-05-28 | Long March 3B/E | Tianwen-2 | Long March 3B/E | – | Asteroid | Success |
| 2025-04-27 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-05 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-03-26 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-04 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-02-22 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 10R | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-23 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-14 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-12-20 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-12 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-10-10 | Long March 3B/E | WHG-03 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-09-19 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M25 & M27 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-08-01 | Long March 3B/E | WHG-02 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-30 | Long March 3B/E | Paksat MM1(R) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-09 | Long March 3B/E | ZHTW 1-01 | Long March 3B/E | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-02-29 | Long March 3B/E | WHG-01 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-26 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M26 & M28 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-11-09 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 6E | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-12 | Long March 3B/E | L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-05-17 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 G4 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-03-17 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 13-02 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-02-23 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 26 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-29 | Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10-02 | Long March 3B/E | – | High Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-05 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 19 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-07-12 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-03 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-04-15 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 6D | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-29 | Long March 3B | TJSW-9 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-11-26 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 1D | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-10-24 | Long March 3B | Shijian 21 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-09-09 | Long March 3B | ChinaSat 9B | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-08-05 | Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-07-06 | Long March 3C/E | Tianlian 1-05 | Long March 3C/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-06-02 | Long March 3B | Fengyun-4B | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-01-19 | Long March 3B/E | Tiantong-1-03 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-11-12 | Long March 3B | Tiantong-1-02 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-10-11 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 13 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-06-23 | Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G3 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-04-09 | Long March 3B | Nusantara Dua | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Failure |
| 2020-03-09 | Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G2 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-01-07 | Long March 3B | TJS-5 (TJSW-5) | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-11-23 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M21 & M22 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | – | Success |
| 2019-10-17 | Long March 3B/E | TJS-4 (TJSW-4) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-09-22 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M23 & M24 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | – | Success |
| 2019-08-19 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-18 (Chinasat-18) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-05-17 | Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G8 | Long March 3C | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-03-31 | Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-01 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-01-10 | Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-12-24 | Long March 3C | TJS-3 (TJSW-3) | Long March 3C | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-12-07 | Long March 3B/E | Chang'e 4 (lander and rover) | Long March 3B/E | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2018-11-01 | Long March 3B | Beidou-3 G1 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-09-19 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M13 & M14 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-07-09 | Long March 3A | Beidou-2 I7 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2018-05-03 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-6C | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-03-29 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M9 & M10 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-02-12 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M3 & M4 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-12-10 | Long March 3B/E | Alcomsat-1 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2017-06-18 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-9A (Chinasat-9A) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Partial failure |
| 2017-01-05 | Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2) | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-11-22 | Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-04 | Long March 3C | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-02-01 | Long March 3C/YZ-1 | Beidou M3-S | Long March 3C/YZ-1 | – | – | Success |
| 2016-01-15 | Long March 3B/E | BELINTERSAT-1 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2015-12-28 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 4 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2015-10-16 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-9 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2015-09-12 | Long March 3B/E | TJS-1 (TJSW-1) | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2015-07-25 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | BDS M1-S & BDS M2-S | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2015-03-30 | Long March 3C/YZ-1 | BDS I1-S | Long March 3C/YZ-1 | – | – | Success |
| 2014-12-31 | Long March 3A | Fengyun 2-08 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2014-10-23 | Long March 3C/E | Chang'e 5-T1 | Long March 3C/E | – | – | Success |
| 2013-12-20 | Long March 3B/E | Túpac Katari 1 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2013-12-01 | Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu | Long March 3B | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2013-05-01 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 11 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-11-27 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 12 / SupremeSAT-I | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-10-25 | Long March 3C | Compass-G6 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2012-09-18 | Long March 3B/E | Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-07-25 | Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-03 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2012-05-26 | Long March 3B/E | Chinasat-2A | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-04-29 | Long March 3B/E | Compass-M3 & Compass-M4 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-03-31 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-7 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-02-24 | Long March 3C | Compass-G5 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2011-12-19 | Long March 3B/E | NigComSat-1R | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2011-10-07 | Long March 3B/E | Eutelsat W3C | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2011-09-18 | Long March 3B/E | Chinasat-1A | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2011-08-11 | Long March 3B/E | Paksat-1R | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2011-07-11 | Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-02 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2011-06-20 | Long March 3B | Chinasat-10 | Long March 3B | – | – | Success |
| 2010-10-31 | Long March 3C | Compass-G4 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2010-10-01 | Long March 3C | Chang'e 2 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2010-09-04 | Long March 3B | Chinasat-6A | Long March 3B | – | – | Success |
| 2010-06-02 | Long March 3C | Compass-G3 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2010-01-16 | Long March 3C | Compass-G1 | Long March 3C | – | – | Success |
| 2009-08-31 | Long March 3B | Palapa-D | Long March 3B | – | – | Partial failure |
| 2009-04-14 | Long March 3C | Beidou DW 2 | Long March 3C | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2008-10-29 | Long March 3B/E | Simon Bolivar | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2008-06-09 | Long March 3B | Zhongxing 9 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2008-04-25 | Long March 3C | Tian Lian 1A | Long March 3C | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-07-05 | Long March 3B | Zhongxing 6B | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-05-13 | Long March 3B/E | Nigcomsat 1 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-02-02 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2006-12-08 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2D | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2006-10-28 | Long March 3B | Xinnuo 2 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2006-09-12 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 22A | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2005-04-12 | Long March 3B | Apstar 6 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2004-10-19 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2C | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-11-14 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 20 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-05-24 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2000-12-20 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-30 | Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-01-25 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 22 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-07-18 | Long March 3B | Xinnuo 1 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-05-30 | Long March 3B | Zhongwei 1 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-10-16 | Long March 3B | Apstar 2R | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-08-19 | Long March 3B | Agila 2 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-05-11 | Long March 3A | Zhongxing 6 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-02-14 | Long March 3B | INTELSAT 708 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1995-12-28 | Long March 2E | Echostar I | Long March 2E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-11-28 | Long March 2E | Asiasat 2 | Long March 2E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-01-25 | Long March 2E | Apstar 2 | Long March 2E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1994-11-29 | Long March 3A | DFH-3 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-08-27 | Long March 2E | Optus B3 | Long March 2E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-02-08 | Long March 3A | Shi Jian 4 | Long March 3A | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1992-12-21 | Long March 2E | Optus B2 | Long March 2E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1992-08-13 | Long March 2E | Optus B1 | Long March 2E | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-07-16 | Long March 2E | BADR & Aussat-B-MFS | Long March 2E | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.