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Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
A launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.108 launches have flown from it since January 1984, 104 of 108 successfully.
Launches
108
Success rate
96.3% 104/108
Failures
4
First flight
1984-01-29
Latest flight
2026-05-30
Busiest year
2022 10 flights
Fastest turnaround
13d 6h 21m
Location
Pad record
Vehicles flown
14 typesLaunches per year
decided flights1984Peak 2022, 10 launches2026
Orbits delivered
9 destinationsLow Earth Orbit 43Geostationary Transfer Orbit 17Geostationary Orbit 15Medium Earth Orbit 8Lunar Orbit 3Elliptical Orbit 2Sun-Synchronous Orbit 2Geosynchronous Orbit 1Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 1
Flight record
108 flights| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | Long March 2D | 4 x SatNet test satellites | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-04-24 | Long March 2D | 4 x SatNet test satellites | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-03-12 | Long March 2D | Shiyan 30 03-04 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-12-09 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-22 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-10-26 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen-14 02 | Long March 3B/E | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-09-29 | Long March 2D | Shiyan 30 01-02 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-08-17 | Long March 4C | Shiyan 28 B-02 | Long March 4C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-07-03 | Long March 4C | Shiyan 28 B-01 | Long March 4C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-05-12 | Long March 3C/E | TJSW-19 | Long March 3C/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-04-10 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-17 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-03-09 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-15 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-06 | Long March 3B/E | Shijian 25 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2024-12-03 | Long March 3B/E | TJSW-13 | Long March 3B/E | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2024-10-23 | Long March 2C | Yaogan 43 Group 03 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-09-03 | Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 02 | Long March 4B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-08-16 | Long March 4B | Yaogan 43 Group 01 | Long March 4B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-06-22 | Long March 2C | Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-04-20 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 42-02 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-04-02 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 42-01 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-03-13 | Long March 2C/YZ-1S | DRO-A/B | Long March 2C/YZ-1S | – | Lunar Orbit | Partial failure |
| 2024-02-02 | Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 02 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-01-09 | Long March 2C | Einstein Probe | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-10 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 39 Group 05 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-11-23 | Long March 2D/YZ-3 | 3 x SatNet test satellites | Long March 2D/YZ-3 | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-10-23 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 39 Group 04 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-10-05 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 39 Group 03 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-09-17 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 39 Group 02 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-31 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 39 Group 01 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-07-26 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 05 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-01-12 | Long March 2C | APStar 6E | Long March 2C | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-14 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 04 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-27 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 03 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-10-14 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 02 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-09-26 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-09-06 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 Group 05 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-08-19 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 Group 04 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-07-29 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 Group 03 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-23 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 Group 02 | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-02 | Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 01 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-03-05 | Long March 2C | Yinhe-1 (x6) | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-13 | Long March 3B | Tianlian 2-02 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-11-06 | Long March 2D | Yaogan 35 A/B/C | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-09-27 | Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-08-24 | Long March 3B | TJSW-7 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-07-19 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-10 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-06-18 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-09 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-05-06 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-08 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-02-04 | Long March 3B | TJSW-6 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-12-06 | Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 14 | Long March 3B/E | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2020-10-26 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-07 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2020-07-09 | Long March 3B/E | APStar-6D | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-03-24 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-06 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2020-02-19 | Long March 2D | XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F | Long March 2D | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-12-16 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M19 & M20 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | – | Success |
| 2019-11-04 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-3 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-07-26 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-05 | Long March 2C | – | – | Success |
| 2019-06-24 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-2 | Long March 3B/E | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-04-20 | Long March 3B/E | Beidou-3 IGSO-1 | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2019-03-09 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-11-18 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M17 & M18 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-10-15 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M15 & M16 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-08-24 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M11 & M12 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-07-29 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M5 & M6 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-06-27 | Long March 2C | XJS-A & XJS-B | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-06-05 | Long March 3A | Fengyun-2H | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2018-05-20 | Long March 4C | Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite) | Long March 4C | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2018-01-25 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-01-11 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M7 & M8 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-12-25 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30 | Long March 2C | – | – | Success |
| 2017-11-24 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-11-05 | Long March 3B / YZ-1 | Beidou-3 M1 & M2 | Long March 3B/YZ-1 | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-09-29 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01 | Long March 2C | – | – | Success |
| 2017-04-12 | Long March 3B | Shijian-13/Chinasat-16 | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-12-10 | Long March 3B | Fengyun-4A | Long March 3B | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-08-05 | Long March 3B/E | Tiantong 1-01 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-06-12 | Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G7 | Long March 3C | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2016-03-29 | Long March 3A | Beidou No. 22 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2015-12-09 | Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat-1C | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2015-11-20 | Long March 3B/E | LaoSat-1 | Long March 3B/E | – | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2015-11-03 | Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-2C (Chinasat-2C) | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2015-09-29 | Long March 3B/E | BDS I2-S | Long March 3B/E | – | – | Success |
| 2012-01-13 | Long March 3A | Fengyun 2-07 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2011-12-01 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-5 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2011-07-26 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-4 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2011-04-09 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-3 | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2010-12-17 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-2 (Compass-I2) | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2010-11-24 | Long March 3A | ZhongXing-20A | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2010-07-31 | Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-1 ( BEIDOU-2 IGS-1) | Long March 3A | – | – | Success |
| 2008-12-23 | Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2E | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-10-24 | Long March 3A | Chang'e-1 | Long March 3A | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2007-05-31 | Long March 3A | Xinnuo 3 | Long March 3A | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-04-13 | Long March 3A | Beidou DW 1 | Long March 3A | – | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2004-11-18 | Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2004-04-18 | Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 1 | Long March 2C | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2003-12-29 | Long March 2C/SM | Tan Ce 1 | Long March 2C/SM | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2000-06-25 | Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2B | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-06-10 | Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2A | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-08-18 | Long March 3 | Zhongxing 7 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1996-07-03 | Long March 3 | Apstar 1A | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-07-21 | Long March 3 | APSTAR 1 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-12-28 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 5 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Partial failure |
| 1990-04-07 | Long March 3 | Asiasat 1 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-02-04 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 4 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-12-22 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 3 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-03-07 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 2 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1986-02-01 | Long March 3 | DFH-2A 1 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1984-04-08 | Long March 3 | DFH-2 2 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1984-01-29 | Long March 3 | DFH-2 1 | Long March 3 | – | Geostationary Orbit | Partial failure |
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.