Long March 4C – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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The Long March 4C, manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation established in 1999, undertook its inaugural launch on 04/26/2006. Notably, Long March 4C has 53 successful launches and 2 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 55 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.