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Casc Long March 3a

Missions → Fengyun-2H (FY-2H) (Extended operations)

Long March 3A is a three-stage Long March vehicle developed from Long March 3 and Long March 2C for GTO missions.^[1] It has no strap-on boosters, uses N2O4/UDMH on the first two stages and LOX/LH2 on the third stage, and is the base design for Long March 3B and 3C variants.^[1] Published mission figures list 2,600 kg to GTO and a 3.35 m fairing diameter.^[1] Current availability should be treated as likely inactive or retired as of 2026-06-16: the vehicle page remains published, while launch-history records list the base Long March 3A as retired with its last flight in 2018.^[1]^[2]

Supply chain position

launched Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)

Sources

[1]LM-3A, CGWICoperator datasheet2026-06-16
[2]Long March 3A launch history and status, Wikipediacommunity2026-06-16
[3]Launch Record, CGWICoperator datasheet2026-06-16

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@misc{eoatlas:launch_services:casc-long-march-3a,
  title = {Casc Long March 3a},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/casc-long-march-3a}
}