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Long March 4B

CASC ACTIVE
At a glance
Launches
58
Success rate
98.3%
57 ok · 1 failed
Payload to LEO
4,200 kg
Payload to GTO
1,500 kg
Status
Active
First flight
10 May 1999
Reusable
No
Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
249 t
Liftoff thrust
2,961 kN
Stages
3
Launch cost
—
Booster landings
—
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About

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.