China’s Long March Rocket Series Completes 300 launches
- China’s Long March-3B rocket, regarded as the main stay of the country’s space programme since 1970, successfully completed its 300th launch by putting a new communication satellite into orbit on March 10th.
Key Facts
- The Long March carrier rocket series, developed by CASC, is responsible for about 96.4 per cent of all the launch missions in China. The indigenously-built rocket had send more than 500 spacecraft into space.
- The Long March carrier rockets helped provide launch services for countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, including Algeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
- The success rate of the 300 launches of the Long ....
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