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Casc Long March 4c

Missions → DQ-1 / Daqi-1 (Operational) , DQ-2 / Daqi-2 (Operational) , Fengyun-3 , Gaofen-3 (GF-3) (Operational) , Gaofen-5 (GF-5) (Ended)

Long March 4C (CZ-4C / LM-4C) is an active three-stage Chinese orbital launch vehicle used heavily for Sun-synchronous Earth-observation missions.^[1]^[2]^[3] It remained active as of 2026-06-16: the vehicle first flew on 2006-04-27, and a Long March 4C launched the Daqi-2 greenhouse-gas satellite on 2026-04-17.^[2]^[3]^[4] Payload capacity is 3,200 kg to Sun-synchronous orbit for both a 700 km and a 600 km reference case.^[1]^[2] The vehicle uses N2O4/UDMH propulsion across three stages, with 250 t liftoff mass, 48 m length, 3.35 m first- and second-stage diameter, 2.9 m third-stage diameter, and 2.9 m, 3.35 m, or 3.8 m fairing options.^[1]

Supply chain position

launched DQ-1 / Daqi-1

launched DQ-2 / Daqi-2

launched Fengyun-3

launched Gaofen-3 (GF-3)

launched Gaofen-5 (GF-5)

Sources

[1]Long March 4C (CZ-4C), China National Space Administrationagency doc-2026-06-16
[2]LM-4B/4C, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technologyoperator engineering-2026-06-16
[3]High-precision greenhouse gas comprehensive detection satellite successfully launched, CNSAagency doc2026-04-172026-06-16
[4]Long March 4C successfully launches high-precision greenhouse gas comprehensive detection satellite, CASCoperator press2026-04-172026-06-16

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@misc{eoatlas:launch_services:casc-long-march-4c,
  title = {Casc Long March 4c},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/casc-long-march-4c}
}