CZ-3B(A)
CZ-2E(A) Booster
Orbital launch vehicle. Year: 2002. Family: Long March. Country: China. Status: Design 1999. Other Designations: Long March 3B(E). Manufacturer's Designation: Chang Zheng-3B(E).

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.

Manufacturer: CALT. LEO Payload: 13,000 kg (28,000 lb). to: 200 km Orbit. at: 28.50 degrees. Payload: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 8,910.000 kN (2,003,040 lbf). Total Mass: 580,000 kg (1,270,000 lb). Core Diameter: 3.35 m (10.99 ft). Total Length: 62.00 m (203.00 ft).

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