Long March 3B

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The Long March 3B, also known as the CZ-3B and LM-3B, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. A three-stage rocket with four strap-on liquid rocket boosters, it is the heaviest variant of the Long March 3 rocket family, and is mainly used to place communications satellites and navigation satellites into geosynchronous orbits.

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CZ-3B; Chang Zheng 3B; Changzheng-3B; LM-3B
payload mass 11500 kilogram, payload mass 7100 kilogram, payload mass 3300 kilogram, payload mass 5100 kilogram, payload mass 2000 kilogram, 
Long March 3
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