CHINESE LAUNCH RECORD (1970-present) China Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 10 Jan 70 CZ-1 F1 Dummy third stage and payload assembly 1 24 Apr 70 CZ-1 F2 DFH 1 (SKW-1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 3 Mar 71 CZ-1 F3 SJ-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 10 Aug 72 FB-1 F1 Mass Simulator (~1050 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 18 Sep 73 FB-1 F2 JSSW? (1138 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 14 Jul 74 FB-1 F3 JSSW? (1108 kg) * 5 Nov 74 CZ-2A F1 FSW-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 26 Jul 75 FB-1 F4 JSSW 1 (1107 kg) 4 26 Nov 75 CZ-2C F1 FSW-0 1 5 16 Dec 75 FB-1 F5 JSSW 2 (1109 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 30 Aug 76 FB-1 F6 JSSW 3 (1108 kg) * 10 Nov 76 FB-1 F7 JSSW? (1208 kg) 7 7 Dec 76 CZ-2C F2 FSW-0 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 14 Sep 77 FB-1 F8 Mass Simulator (~3100 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 26 Jan 78 CZ-2C F3 FSW-0 3 ^ 15 Apr 78 FB-1 F9 Mass Simulator (~3100 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 28 Jul 79 FB-1 F10 SJ (x3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-11 19 Sep 81 FB-1 F11 SJ-2, SJ-2A, SJ-2B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 9 Sep 82 CZ-2C F4 FSW-0 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 19 Aug 83 CZ-2C F5 FSW-0 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *14 29 Jan 84 CZ-3 F1 STTW T1 (DFH-2 1) 15 8 Apr 84 CZ-3 F2 STTW T2 (DFH-2 2) 16 12 Sep 84 CZ-2C F6 FSW-0 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 21 Oct 85 CZ-2C F7 FSW-0 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 1 Feb 86 CZ-3 F3 STTW 1 (DFH-2A 1) 19 6 Oct 86 CZ-2C F8 FSW-0 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 5 Aug 87 CZ-2C F9 FSW-0 9 21 9 Sep 87 CZ-2C F10 FSW-1 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 7 Mar 88 CZ-3 F4 STTW 2 (DFH-2A 2, Zhongxing 1) 23 5 Aug 88 CZ-2C F11 FSW-1 2 24 6 Sep 88 CZ-4 F1 FY-1A 25 22 Dec 88 CZ-3 F5 STTW 3 (DFH-2A 3, Zhongxing 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 4 Feb 90 CZ-3 F6 STTW 4 (DFH-2A 4, Zhongxing 3) - 7 Apr 90 CZ-3 F7 AsiaSat 1 *27-29 16 Jul 90 CZ-2E/PKM F1 Instruments, Aussat model (*), BADR-1 30-32 3 Sep 90 CZ-4 F2 FY-1B, Da Qi Weixing (two balloons) 33 5 Oct 90 CZ-2C F12 FSW-1 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *34 28 Dec 91 CZ-3 F8 STTW 5 (DFH-2A 5, Zhongxing 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 9 Aug 92 CZ-2D F1 FSW-2 1 36 13 Aug 92 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F2 Aussat B1 (Optus B1) 37,38 6 Oct 92 CZ-2C F13 FSW-1 4, Freja * 21 Dec 92 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F3 Optus B2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch Failure ^ Suborbital CZ Chang Zheng (Long March) DFH Dong Fang Hong (The East is Red, communications satellite) DQW Da Qi Weixing (atmosphere satellite) FB Feng Bao (Storm) FSW Fanhui Shi Weixing (recoverable test satellite) FY Feng Yun (wind and cloud, weather satellite) JSSW Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing (experimental technical satellite) PKM Perigee Kick Motor SJ Shi Jian (practice) SKW Shiyan Kexuedi Weixing (space physics experiment) STTW Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Weixing (operational geostationary communications satellite) SW Shiyan Weixing (experimental satellite) ZX Zhongxing (Star of China) CHINESE LAUNCH RECORD (1993-1999) Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Oct 93 CZ-2C F14 FSW-1 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Feb 94 CZ-3A F1 SJ-4, Kua Fu 1 (DFH-3 Model) 3 Jul 94 CZ-2D F2 FSW-2 2 21 Jul 94 CZ-3 F9 Apstar 1 27 Aug 94 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F4 Optus B3 29 Nov 94 CZ-3A F2 Zhongxing 6 (DFH-3 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *25 Jan 95 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F5 Apstar 2 ^ 1 Jun 95 CZ-1D F1 Reentry Test 28 Nov 95 CZ-2E/EPKM F6 AsiaSat 2 28 Dec 95 CZ-2E/EPKM F7 EchoStar 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *14 Feb 96 CZ-3B F1 Intelsat 708 3 Jul 96 CZ-3 F10 Apstar 1A *18 Aug 96 CZ-3 F11 Zhongxing 7 (HS-376, HGS 2) 20 Oct 96 CZ-2D F3 FSW-2 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 May 97 CZ-3A F3 Zhongxing 6R (DFH-3 2) 10 Jun 97 CZ-3 F12 FY-2A 19 Aug 97 CZ-3B F2 Mabuhay Aguila 2 1 Sep 97 CZ-2C-3/SD F1 Iridium MFS1/MFS2 16 Oct 97 CZ-3B F3 Apstar 2R (Telstar 10) ^ Nov 97 CZ-1D F2 Reentry Test 8 Dec 97 CZ-2C-3/SD F2 Iridium 1 (SV042/SV044) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Mar 98 CZ-2C-3/SD F3 Iridium 2 (SV051/SV061) 2 May 98 CZ-2C-3/SD F4 Iridium 3 (SV069/SV071) 30 May 98 CZ-3B F4 Zhongwei 1 (ChinaStar 1, A-2100) 18 Jul 98 CZ-3B F5 SinoSat 1 (SB-3000) 19 Aug 98 CZ-2C-3/SD F5 Iridium 4 (SV076/SV078) 19 Dec 98 CZ-2C-3/SD F6 Iridium 5 (SV088?/SV089?) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 May 99 CZ-4B F1 FY-1C, SJ-5 11 Jun 99 CZ-2C-3/SD F7 Iridium 6 (SV-14A/SV-21A) 14 Oct 99 CZ-4B F2 Zi Yuan 1A (CBERS 1), SACI 1 19 Nov 99 CZ-2F F1 Shenzhou 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Jan 00 CZ-3A F4 Zhongxing 22 (FH 1, DFH-3 bus) 25 Jun 00 CZ-3 F13 FY-2B 1 Sep 00 CZ-4B F3 Zi Yuan 2-1 (PRC 44) 30 Oct 00 CZ-3A F5 Beidou 1A (Experimental Navsat) ^ 4 Nov 00 DF-31 Dummy Warhead ^16 Dec 00 DF-31 Dummy Warhead 20 Dec 00 CZ-3A F6 Beidou 1B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Jan 01 CZ-2F F2 Shenzhou 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 3 Jan 02 CZ-1D F3 Reentry Test 25 Mar 02 CZ-2F F3 Shenzhou 3 15 May 02 CZ-4B F4 FY-1D, HY-1 *15 Sep 02 KT-1 F1 PS-1? (2nd stage failed) 27 Oct 02 CZ-4B F5 Zi Yuan 2-2 ^23 Nov 02 DF-31 Dummy Warhead 29 Dec 02 CZ-2F F4 Shenzhou 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 May 03 CZ-3A F7 Beidou 1C *16 Sep 03 KT-1 F2 PS-2 (4th stage underperformed?) 15 Oct 03 CZ-2F F5 Shenzhou 5 21 Oct 03 CZ-4B F6 Zi Yuan 1B (CBERS 2), CX 1 3 Nov 03 CZ-2D (str) F4 FSW-3.1 (FSW-18, Seed Satellite, Jianbin-4 1) 14 Nov 03 CZ-3A F8 Zhongxing 20 (FH 2, DFH-3 bus) 29 Dec 03 CZ-2C-3/CTS F8 Tan Ce 1 (DSP-E, Equator) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Apr 04 CZ-2C-3 F9 Shiyan Weixing 1 (Tansuo 1), Naxing 1 (THNS 1, OlympicSat 1) 25 Jul 04 CZ-2C-3/CTS F10 Tan Ce 2 (DSP-P, Polar) 29 Aug 04 CZ-2C-3 F11 FSW-19 8 Sep 04 CZ-4B F7 SJ-6A, SJ-6B 27 Sep 04 CZ-2D (str) F5 FSW-20 19 Oct 04 CZ-3A F9 FY-2C 6 Nov 04 CZ-4B F8 Zi Yuan 2-3 (ZY-2C) 18 Nov 04 CZ-2C-3 F12 Shiyan Weixing 2 (Tansuo 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Apr 05 CZ-3B F6 Apstar 6 (Apstar 5B) 5 Jul 05 CZ-2D (str) F6 SJ-7 ^ 7 Jul 05 SC-19 ASAT test 2 Aug 05 CZ-2C-3 F13 FSW-21 29 Aug 05 CZ-2D (str) F7 FSW-22 12 Oct 05 CZ-2F F6 Shenzhou 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 6 Feb 06 SC-19 ASAT test 26 Apr 06 CZ-4B F9 Yaogan 1 (JB-5 1, Remote Sensing Satellite 1) 9 Sep 06 CZ-2C-3 F14 SJ-8 13 Sep 06 CZ-3A F10 Zhongxing 22A (FH 3, DFH-3 bus) 24 Oct 06 CZ-4B F10 SJ-6 2A, SJ-6 2B 28 Oct 06 CZ-3B F7 Xinnuo 2 (Sinosat 2, DFH-4 bus) 8 Dec 06 CZ-3A F11 FY-2D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^11 Jan 07 SC-19 (DF-21?) ASAT intercept of FY-1C at 853 km 2 Feb 07 CZ-3A F12 Beidou 1D 11 Apr 07 CZ-2C-3 F15 HY-1B (No.2, Ocean Colour Mapper) 12 Apr 07 CZ-3A F13 Beidou 2A (Compass M-1) 13 May 07 CZ-3B F8 Nigcomsat 1 (DFH-4 bus) 25 May 07 CZ-2D (str) F8 Yaogan 2 (JB-5 2), Zheda Pixing 1 (MEMS-Pico) 31 May 07 CZ-3A F14 Xinnuo 3 (Sinosat 3, DFH-3 bus) 5 Jul 07 CZ-3B F9 Zhongxing 6B (ChinaSat 6B) 19 Sep 07 CZ-4B F11 CBERS 2B (ZY 1B2) 24 Oct 07 CZ-3A F15 Chang'e 1 Lunar Orbiter 11 Nov 07 CZ-4C F1 Yaogan 3 (JB-5 3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Apr 08 CZ-3C F1 Tian Lian 1 27 May 08 CZ-4C F2 FY-3A 9 Jun 08 CZ-3B F10 Chinasat 9 (Zhongxing 9) Jul 08 CZ-2C HJ-1A, HJ-1B, SMMS (Small Multimission Spacecraft) Jul 08 CZ-3B Apstar 6B (DFH 4 bus) 12 Oct 08 CZ-2F Shenzhou 7 Oct 08 CZ-3B Venesat 1 (Simon Bolivar 1, DFH-4 bus) Nov 08 CZ-2D SJ-9 (Seedsat 2) Dec 08 CZ-3A FY-2E 08 CZ-3B Sinosat 3B 08 CZ-3A Beidou 2B (Compass M-2) 08 KT-1 PS-2 08 CZ-4B/2 SST (Space Solar Telescope) CZ-3B Chinasat 8 (Zhongxing 8) CZ-3B Rascom QAF-1 CZ-2F Shenzhou 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 09 CZ-2D FSW-23 Feb 09 CZ-3B Xinnuo 4 (Sinosat 4, DFH-4 bus) Mar 09 CZ-4B CBERS 3 May 09 CZ-2C HJ-1C Sep 09 CZ-3B Palapa D1 09 CZ-4B FY-3B 09 CZ-3B WSO/UV (World Space Observatory/UltraViolet) 09 CZ-3A Beidou 2C (Compass M-3) 09 CZ-3A Chang'e 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CZ-? Lunar Rover 12 CZ-5 ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch failure ^ Suborbital # Change since beginning of month ASAT Anti-Satellite CBERS China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CX Chuang Xing (Innovation) CZ Chang Zheng (Long March) DFH Dong Fang Hong (The East is Red, communication satellite) DSP Double Star EPKM CZ-2E Perigee Kick Motor FSW Fanhui Shi Weixing (recoverable test satellite) FH Feng Huo (military communications and data relay) FY Feng Yun (wind and cloud, weather satellite) HJ Huan Jing (optical remote sensing) HY Hai Yang (ocean) JB Jian Bing (radar remote sensing) KT Kaituozhe (pioneer) SJ Shi Jian (practice) TC Tan Ce (probe) MFS Mass Frequency Simulators SD Smart Dispenser SMMS Small Multimission Spacecraft ZX Zhongxing (Star of China) ZY Zi Yuan (resource)