Long March 4B

Built & Operated By
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government · founded 1999
Family
Long March
variant B
Maiden Flight
10 MAY 1999
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
249 T
Thrust
2,961 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
56
Successful
55
Failed
1
Consecutive
36
Performance
To LEO
4,200 kg
To GTO
1,500 kg