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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Changzheng-3B, Chang Zheng 3B, CZ-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 3China Academy of Launch Vehicle TechnologyChina National Space AdministrationPeople's Republic of China
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