Long March 3B

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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1996  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, China National Space Administration, People's Republic of China, 
China, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, China National Space Administration, Chang'e 3, Chang'e 4, Tianwen-2, Dong Fang Hong 2, Long March 3, 1996, 1990s, 

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This is the moment when the Long March 3B rocket is launched

Long March rockets Paris Air Show 2015

Rendering of CZ-3B

Rendering of CZ-3B

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		This is the moment when the Long March 3B rocket is launched		Commons
commons	image		Long March rockets Paris Air Show 2015		Commons
commons	image		Rendering of CZ-3B		Commons
commons	image		Rendering of CZ-3B		Commons