Chang Zheng 3B(A)
Launch vehicle · China
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Chinese orbital launch vehicle. In February 1999 the China Great Wall Company announced it was developing more powerful Long March rockets using larger-size liquid propellant strap-on motors. The Long March 3B(A) would be available in 2002.
The rocket would be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest part of China because the existing CZ-3B launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center was not able to handle such a large rocket.
LEO Payload: 13,000 kg (28,000 lb) to a 200 km orbit at 28.50 degrees. Payload: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb) to a GTO.
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