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Long March 4B (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation)

Long March 4B
  • Length: 44.1 m
  • Diameter: 3.35 m
  • Launch Mass: 249 T
  • LEO Capacity: 4200 kg
  • GTO Capacity: 1500 kg

The Long March 4B, manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation established in 1999, undertook its inaugural launch on 05/10/1999, is non-reusable and is active.

Long March 4B has 51 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 52 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.

Manufacturer

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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