CHINESE LAUNCH RECORD (1964-present) China Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 19 Jul 64 T-7A(S1) F1 Biological package (rats & mice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 1 Jun 65 T-7A(S1) F2 Biological package (rats & mice) ^ 5 Jun 65 T-7A(S1) F3 Biological package (rats & mice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 15 Jul 66 T-7A(S2) F1 Biological package (rats & dog Xiao Bao) ^ 28 Jul 66 T-7A(S2) F2 Biological package (rats & dog Shan Shan) ^ 8 Aug 66 T-7A(Y5) F1 GF-01A motor (CZ-1 third stage test) ^ 20 Aug 66 T-7A(Y5) F2 GF-01A motor (CZ-1 third stage test) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ Jun 69 T-7A(Y6) F1 Instrument package (FSW-0 instruments test) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 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 Sep 71 DF-5 F1 R&D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 10 Aug 72 FB-1 F1 Mass Simulator (~1050 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 18 Sep 73 FB-1 F2 CK (JSSW, 1138 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 12 Jul 74 FB-1 F3 CK (JSSW, 1108 kg) * 5 Nov 74 CZ-2A F1 FSW-0 (JB-1 0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 26 Jul 75 FB-1 F4 CK 1 (JSSW, 1107 kg) 4 26 Nov 75 CZ-2C F1 FSW-0 1 (FSW 1, JB-1 1), 1790 kg) 5 16 Dec 75 FB-1 F5 CK 2 (JSSW, 1109 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 30 Aug 76 FB-1 F6 CK 2 (JSSW, 1108 kg) * 10 Nov 76 FB-1 F7 CK (JSSW, 1208 kg) 7 7 Dec 76 CZ-2C F2 FSW-0 2 (FSW 2, JB-1 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 15 Sep 77 FB-1 F8 Mass Simulator (~3100 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 26 Jan 78 CZ-2C F3 FSW-0 3 (FSW 3, JB-1 3) ^ 15 Apr 78 FB-1 F9 Mass Simulator (~3100 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 7 Jan 79 DF-5 F2 R&D ^ 15 Jul 79 DF-5 F3 R&D * 28 Jul 79 FB-1 F10 SJ (x3) ^ 21 Aug 79 DF-5 F4 R&D ^ 4 Sep 79 DF-5 F5 R&D ^ 26 Nov 79 DF-5 F6 R&D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 18 May 80 DF-5 F7 R&D ^ 21 May 80 DF-5 F8 R&D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-11 19 Sep 81 FB-1 F11 SJ 2, SJ 2A, SJ 2B ^ 7 Dec 81 DF-5 F9 R&D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 9 Sep 82 CZ-2C F4 FSW-0 4 (FSW 4, JB-1 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 19 Aug 83 CZ-2C F5 FSW-0 5, (FSW 5, JB-1 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *14 29 Jan 84 CZ-3 F1 DFH-2 1 (SW) 15 8 Apr 84 CZ-3 F2 DFH-2 2 (STTW) 16 12 Sep 84 CZ-2C F6 FSW-0 6 (FSW 6, JB-1 6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 21 Oct 85 CZ-2C F7 FSW-0 7 (FSW 7, JB-1 7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 1 Feb 86 CZ-3 F3 DFH-2A 1 (STTW 1) 19 6 Oct 86 CZ-2C F8 FSW-0 8 (FSW 8, JB-1 8) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 5 Aug 87 CZ-2C F9 FSW-0 9 (FSW 9, JB-1 9) 21 9 Sep 87 CZ-2C F10 FSW-1 1 (FSW 10, JB-1A 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 7 Mar 88 CZ-3 F4 DFH-2A 2 (STTW 2, ZX 1) 23 5 Aug 88 CZ-2C F11 FSW-1 2 (FSW 11, JB-1A 2) 24 6 Sep 88 CZ-4A F1 FY 1A 25 22 Dec 88 CZ-3 F5 DFH-2A 3 (STTW 3, ZX 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 4 Feb 90 CZ-3 F6 DFH-2A 4 (STTW 4, ZX 3) - 7 Apr 90 CZ-3 F7 AsiaSat 1 *27-29 16 Jul 90 CZ-2E/PKM F1 Aussat-B Model + PKM (*), BADR-1 30-32 3 Sep 90 CZ-4A F2 FY 1B, Da Qui Weixing 1, Da Qui Weixing 2 33 5 Oct 90 CZ-2C F12 FSW-1 3 (FSW 12, JB-1A 3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *34 28 Dec 91 CZ-3 F8 DFH-2A 5 (STTW 5, ZX 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 9 Aug 92 CZ-2D F1 FSW-2 1 (FSW 13, JB-1B 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 (FSW 14, JB-1A 4), Freja * 21 Dec 92 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F3 Optus B2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch Failure ^ Suborbital CK Chang Kong 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, photoreconnaissance) FY Feng Yun (wind and cloud, weather satellite) JB Jian Bing JSSW Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing (experimental technical satellite, ELINT?) PKM Perigee Kick Motor SJ Shi Jian (practice) SKW Shiyan Kexuedi Weixing (space physics experiment) STTW Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Weixing (operational geostationary communications satellite) ZX Zhongxing (Star of China) CHINESE LAUNCH RECORD (1993-1999) Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Oct 93 CZ-2C F14 FSW-1 5 (FSW 15, JB-1A 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Feb 94 CZ-3A F1 SJ-4, Kua Fu 1 (DFH-3 Model) * 2 Apr 94 CZ-3 F9 FY 2 (Destroyed during checkout) 3 Jul 94 CZ-2D F2 FSW-2 2 (FSW 16, JB-1B 2) 21 Jul 94 CZ-3 F10 Apstar 1 27 Aug 94 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F4 Optus B3 29 Nov 94 CZ-3A F2 DFH-3 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *25 Jan 95 CZ-2E/STAR-63F F5 Apstar 2 *29 May 95 CZ-1D F1 Reentry Test 25 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 4 Jul 96 CZ-3 F11 Apstar 1A *18 Aug 96 CZ-3 F12 ZX 7 (Chinasat 7, HGS 2, HS-376) 20 Oct 96 CZ-2D F3 FSW-2 3 (FSW 17, JB-1B 3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 May 97 CZ-3A F3 DFH-3 2 (ZX 6, Chinasat 6) 10 Jun 97 CZ-3 F13 FY 2A 19 Aug 97 CZ-3B F2 Mabuhay Aguila 2 1 Sep 97 CZ-2C-III/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-III/SD F2 Iridium 1 (SV042/SV044) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Mar 98 CZ-2C-III/SD F3 Iridium 2 (SV055/SV057) 2 May 98 CZ-2C-III/SD F4 Iridium 3 (SV069/SV071) 30 May 98 CZ-3B F4 Zhongwei 1 (ChinaStar 1, ZX 5A, Chinastar 5A) 18 Jul 98 CZ-3B F5 Xinnuo 1 (SinoSat 1, ZX 5B, Chinastar 5B) 19 Aug 98 CZ-2C-III/SD F5 Iridium 4 (SV003/SV076) 19 Dec 98 CZ-2C-III/SD F6 Iridium 5 (SV-11A/SV-20A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 May 99 CZ-4B F1 FY 1C, SJ-5 11 Jun 99 CZ-2C-III/SD F7 Iridium 6 (SV-14A/SV-21A) 14 Oct 99 CZ-4B F2 CBERS 1 (ZY 1A), SACI 1 19 Nov 99 CZ-2F F1 Shenzhou 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Jan 00 CZ-3A F4 FH 1 (ZX 22, DFH-3A) 25 Jun 00 CZ-3 F14 FY 2B 1 Sep 00 CZ-4B F3 ZY 2A (JB-3 1, PRC 44) 30 Oct 00 CZ-3A F5 Beidou 1A ^ 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 1A *15 Sep 02 KT-1 F1 OlympicSat (PS-1?) 27 Oct 02 CZ-4B F5 ZY 2B (JB-3 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 15 Oct 03 CZ-2F F5 Shenzhou 5 21 Oct 03 CZ-4B F6 CBERS 2 (ZY 1B), CX-1 1 3 Nov 03 CZ-2D (2) F1 FSW-3 1 (FSW 18, JB-2 1 , Seed Satellite) 14 Nov 03 CZ-3A F8 ST 1 (ZX 20, DFH-3) 29 Dec 03 CZ-2C-III/CTS F8 Tan Ce 1 (DS-E, Equator) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Apr 04 CZ-2C-III F9 SW-1 (Tansuo 1), Naxing 1 (THNS 1) 26 Jul 04 CZ-2C-III/CTS F10 Tan Ce 2 (DS-P, Polar) 29 Aug 04 CZ-2C-III F11 FSW-3 2 (FSW 19, JB-4 1) 8 Sep 04 CZ-4B F7 SJ 6A, SJ 6B (SJ-3 1B, SJ-3 1A) * Sep 04 DF-21 ASAT Intecept Test 27 Sep 04 CZ-2D (2) F2 FSW-3 3 (FSW 20, JB-2 2) 19 Oct 04 CZ-3A F9 FY 2C 6 Nov 04 CZ-4B F8 ZY 2C (JB-3 3) 18 Nov 04 CZ-2C-III F12 SW-2 (Tansuo 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Apr 05 CZ-3B F6 Apstar 6 (Apstar 5B) * Jun 05 KT-1 F3 Unconfirmed Launch Failure 5 Jul 05 CZ-2D (2) F3 SJ-7 ^ 7 Jul 05 DF-21 ASAT test 2 Aug 05 CZ-2C-III F13 FSW-3 4 (FSW 21, JB-4 2) 29 Aug 05 CZ-2D (2) F4 FSW-3 5 (FSW 22, JB-2 3) 12 Oct 05 CZ-2F F6 Shenzhou 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ 6 Feb 06 DF-21 ASAT Test (missed FY 1C) 26 Apr 06 CZ-4C F1 Yaogan Weixing 1 (JB-5 1) 9 Sep 06 CZ-2C-III F14 SJ-8 12 Sep 06 CZ-3A F10 FH 2 (ZX 22A, DFH-3) 24 Oct 06 CZ-4B F9 SJ 6C, SJ 6D (SJ-3 2B, SJ-3 2A) 28 Oct 06 CZ-3B F7 Xinnuo 2 (Sinosat 2, DFH-4) 8 Dec 06 CZ-3A F11 FY 2D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^11 Jan 07 DF-21 ASAT intercept of FY 1C at 853 km 2 Feb 07 CZ-3A F12 Beidou 1D 11 Apr 07 CZ-2C-III F15 HY 1B (Ocean Colour Mapper) 13 Apr 07 CZ-3A F13 Beidou-2 M1 (Compass-M 1) 13 May 07 CZ-3B/E F1 Nigcomsat 1 (DFH-4) 25 May 07 CZ-2D (2) F5 Yaogan Weixing 2 (JB-6 1), Zheda Pixing 1 (MEMS-Pico) 31 May 07 CZ-3A F14 Xinnuo 3 (Sinosat 3, ZX 5C, Chinastar 5C, DFH-3) 4 Jul 07 CZ-3B F8 ZX 6B (ChinaSat 6B) 19 Sep 07 CZ-4B F10 CBERS 2B (ZY 1B2) 24 Oct 07 CZ-3A F15 Chang'e 1 Lunar Orbiter 11 Nov 07 CZ-4C F2 Yaogan Weixing 3 (JB-5 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Apr 08 CZ-3C F1 Tian Lian 1A 27 May 08 CZ-4C F3 FY 3A ^29 May 08 Tszyuylan-2 Dummy warhead from Golf class submarine 9 Jun 08 CZ-3B F9 ZX 9 (Chinasat 9) 6 Sep 08 CZ-2C-III/SMA F16 HJ-1A (SMMS), HJ-1B 25 Sep 08 CZ-2F F7 Shenzhou 7, Ban Xing 25 Oct 08 CZ-4B F11 SJ 6E, SJ 6F (SJ-3 3B, SJ-3 3A) 29 Oct 08 CZ-3B/E F2 Venesat 1 (Simon Bolivar 1, DFH-4) 5 Nov 08 CZ-2D (2) F6 SW-3, CX-1 2 1 Dec 08 CZ-2D (2) F7 Yaogan Weixing 4 (JB-6 2) 15 Dec 08 CZ-4C F4 Yaogan Weixing 5 (JB-8 1?) 23 Dec 08 CZ-3A F16 FY 2E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Apr 09 CZ-3C F2 Beidou-2 G2 (Compass-G 2) 22 Apr 09 CZ-2C-III F17 Yaogan Weixing 6 (JB-7 1?) +31 Aug 09 CZ-3B F10 Palapa D1 12 Nov 09 CZ-2C-III F18 SJ 11-01 9 Dec 09 CZ-2D (2) F8 Yaogan Weixing 7 (JB-6 3) 15 Dec 09 CZ-4C F5 Yaogan Weixing 8, Xi Wang-1 (Hope 1, CAS-1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^11 Jan 10 ? Target ^11 Jan 10 DF-21? Interceptor 16 Jan 10 CZ-3C F3 Beidou-2 G1 (Compass-G 1) 5 Mar 10 CZ-4C F6 Yaogan Weixing 9A/9B/9C 2 Jun 10 CZ-3C F4 Beidou-2 G3 (Compass-G 3) 15 Jun 10 CZ-2D (2) F9 SJ-12 31 Jul 10 CZ-3A F17 Beidou-2 I1 (Compass-IGSO 1) 9 Aug 10 CZ-4C F7 Yaogan Weixing 10 (JB-5 3) 24 Aug 10 CZ-2D (2) F10 Tianhui 1 4 Sep 10 CZ-3B/E F3 ZX 6A (Xinnuo 6, SinoSat 6, Chinasat 6A, DFH-4) 22 Sep 10 CZ-2D (2) F11 Yaogan Weixing 11 (JB-6 4), Zheda Pixing 1A-1, Zheda Pixing 1A-2 1 Oct 10 CZ-3C F5 Chang'e 2 (Lunar orbiter) 6 Oct 10 CZ-4B F12 SJ 6G, SJ 6H (SJ-3 4B, SJ-3 4A) 31 Oct 10 CZ-3C F6 Beidou-2 G4 (Compass-G 4) 5 Nov 10 CZ-4C F8 FY 3B 24 Nov 10 CZ-3A F18 ST 1B (ZX 20A) 17 Dec 10 CZ-3A F19 Beidou 2 I2 (Compass-IGSO 2, Beidou DW7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Apr 11 CZ-3A F20 Beidou-2 I3 (Compass-IGSO 3, Beidou DW8) ^ 6 May 11 Tianying-3C Meridian Project 20 Jun 11 CZ-3B/E F4 ZX 10 (Chinasat 10, Sinosat 5, Xinnuo 5, DFH-4) 6 Jul 11 CZ-2C-III F19 SJ 11-03 11 Jul 11 CZ-3C F7 Tian Lian 1B 26 Jul 11 CZ-3A F21 Beidou-2 I4 (Compass-IGSO 4, Beidou DW9) 29 Jul 11 CZ-2C-III F20 SJ 11-02 11 Aug 11 CZ-3B/E F5 PakSat 1R 15 Aug 11 CZ-4B F13 HY 2A *18 Aug 11 CZ-2C-III F21 SJ 11-04 17 Sep 11 CZ-3B/E F6 ZX 1A (ChinaSat 1A) 29 Sep 11 CZ-2F/G F1 Tian Gong 1 (Space Station) 7 Oct 11 CZ-3B/E F7 Eutelsat W3C 31 Oct 11 CZ-2F/H F8 Shenzhou 8 9 Nov 11 CZ-4B F14 Yaogan Weixing 12, Tian Xun 1 20 Nov 11 CZ-2D (2) F12 SW-4, CX-1 3 29 Nov 11 CZ-2C-III F22 Yaogan Weixing 13 1 Dec 11 CZ-3A F22 Beidou-2 I5 (Compass-IGSO 5, Beidou DW10) 19 Dec 11 CZ-3B/E F8 NigComSat 1R 22 Dec 11 CZ-4B F15 CBERS 2C (ZY 1C) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch failure + Partial failure ^ Suborbital ASAT Anti-Satellite BD Beidou (North Star) CAS China Amateur Radio 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) DS Double Star DW Daohang Weixing (Navigation Satellite) EPKM CZ-2E Perigee Kick Motor FAST Formation for Atmospheric Science and Technology 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 (environment, optical remote sensing) HY Hai Yang (ocean) JB Jian Bing (radar remote sensing) KT Kaituozhe (pioneer) MFS Mass Frequency Simulators SJ Shi Jian (practice) TH Tian Hui (mapping) TC Tan Ce (probe) TG Tian Gong (heavenly palace) SD Smart Dispenser SMMS Small Multimission Spacecraft ST Shen Tong (military comsat) SW Shiyan Weixing (experimental satellite) XW Xi Wang ZX Zhongxing (Star of China) ZY Zi Yuan (resource)