List of Long March launches (1990–1999)

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
4 February 1990 12:28	Long March 3	F-06	Xichang LA-3	Successful
4 February 1990 12:28	Chinasat-3 (DFH-2A-T4)	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
7 April 1990 13:30	Long March 3	F-07	Xichang LA-3	Successful
	AsiaSat 1	Geosynchronous transfer	AsiaSat	Communication
	First Chinese orbital launch for a foreign customer
16 July 1990 00:40	Long March 2E	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Optus-B mass simulator	Low Earth		Flight testing
	Badr A	Low Earth		Technology
	Maiden flight of Long March 2E.
3 September 1990 00:53	Long March 4A	F-02	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Fengyun-1B	Sun synchronous		Meteorology
	Final flight of Long March 4A.
5 October 1990 06:14	Long March 2C	F-09	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
5 October 1990 06:14	FSW-1 No.3	Low Earth		Reconnaissance

1991

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
28 December 1991 12:00	Long March 3	F-08	Xichang LA-3	Partial failure
	Chinasat-4 (DFH-2A-T5)	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Satellite left in unusable orbit due to the third stage shutting down earlier than planned.^[1]

1992

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
9 August 1992 08:00	Long March 2D	F-01	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
	FSW-2 No.1	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
	Maiden flight of Long March 2D.
13 August 1992 23:00	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
13 August 1992 23:00	Optus-B1	Geosynchronous transfer	AUSSAT	Communication
6 October 1992 06:20	Long March 2C	F-10	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
	FSW-1 No.4	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
	Freja	Low Earth	Swedish Space Corporation	Technology
21 December 1992 11:21	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-03	Xichang LA-2	Partial failure
	Optus-B2	Geosynchronous transfer (planned)	AUSSAT	Communication
	Structural failure of payload fairing 48 seconds after launch, destroying the satellite, whose debris went on to reach the correct orbit.^[2]

1993

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
8 October 1993 08:00	Long March 2C	F-11	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
8 October 1993 08:00	FSW-1 No.5	Low Earth		Reconnaissance

1994

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
8 February 1994 08:34	Long March 3A	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Shijian 4	Geosynchronous transfer		Magnetosphere research
	Kuafu-1 (DFH-3 mass simulator)	Geosynchronous transfer		Flight testing
	Maiden flight of Long March 3A.
3 July 1994 08:00	Long March 2D	F-02	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
3 July 1994 08:00	FSW-2 No.2	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
21 July 1994 10:55	Long March 3	F-09	Xichang LA-3	Successful
21 July 1994 10:55	Apstar 1	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
27 August 1994 23:10	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-04	Xichang LA-2	Successful
27 August 1994 23:10	Optus-B3	Geosynchronous transfer	AUSSAT	Communication
29 November 1994 17:02	Long March 3A	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
	Chinasat-5	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Satellite failed to reach the operational orbit due to a propellant leak in GTO.^[1]

1995

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 January 1995 22:40	Long March 2E/Star-63F	F-05	Xichang LA-2	Failure
	Apstar 2	Geosynchronous transfer (planned)	Apstar	Communication
	Payload fairing collapsed due to structural deficiency, aggravated by excessive vibration caused by wind shear.^[2]
28 November 1995 11:30	Long March 2E/EPKM	F-06	Xichang LA-2	Partial failure
	AsiaSat 2	Geosynchronous transfer	AsiaSat	Communication
	Excessive acceleration during the launch knocked the antenna feed horns out of alignment, reducing the coverage area of the Ku band transponders.^[3] AsiaSat filed a satellite insurance claim for $58 million.^[4]
28 December 1995 11:50	Long March 2E/EPKM	F-07	Xichang LA-2	Successful
28 December 1995 11:50	EchoStar 1	Geosynchronous transfer	EchoStar	Communication

1996

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
14 February 1996 19:01	Long March 3B	F-01	Xichang LA-2	Failure
	Intelsat 708	Geosynchronous transfer (planned)	Intelsat	Communication
	Maiden flight of Long March 3B. Guidance platform short-circuited right at liftoff, leading to loss of attitude control.^[1] The vehicle hit the ground at T+23 seconds and exploded, killing at least 6 people on the ground.^[5]
3 July 1996 10:47	Long March 3	F-10	Xichang LA-3	Successful
3 July 1996 10:47	Apstar 1A	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
18 August 1996 10:27	Long March 3	F-11	Xichang LA-3	Partial failure
	Chinasat-7	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
	Third stage engine shut down 48 seconds too early.^[1]
20 October 1996 07:20	Long March 2D	F-03	Jiuquan LA-2/138	Successful
20 October 1996 07:20	FSW-2 No.3	Low Earth		Reconnaissance

1997

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
11 May 1997 16:17	Long March 3A	F-03	Xichang LA-2	Successful
11 May 1997 16:17	Chinasat-6	Geosynchronous transfer		Communication
10 June 1997 12:01	Long March 3	F-12	Xichang LA-3	Successful
10 June 1997 12:01	Fengyun-2A	Geosynchronous transfer		Meteorology
19 August 1997 17:50	Long March 3B	F-02	Xichang LA-2	Successful
19 August 1997 17:50	Agila-2	Geosynchronous transfer	Mabuhay	Communication
1 September 1997 14:00	Long March 2C / SD	F-12	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium mass simulator A	Low Earth		Flight testing
	Iridium mass simulator B	Low Earth		Flight testing
16 October 1997 19:13	Long March 3B	F-03	Xichang LA-2	Successful
16 October 1997 19:13	Apstar 2R	Geosynchronous transfer	Apstar	Communication
8 December 1997 07:16	Long March 2C / SD	F-13	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 42	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 44	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication

1998

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
25 March 1998 17:01	Long March 2C / SD	F-14	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 51	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 61	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
2 May 1998 09:16	Long March 2C / SD	F-15	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 69	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 71	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
30 May 1998 10:00	Long March 3B	F-04	Xichang LA-2	Successful
30 May 1998 10:00	ChinaStar 1	Geosynchronous transfer	China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co.	Communication
18 July 1998 09:20	Long March 3B	F-05	Xichang LA-2	Successful
18 July 1998 09:20	SinoSat 1	Geosynchronous transfer	Sino Satellite Communications	Communication
19 August 1998 23:01	Long March 2C / SD	F-16	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 76	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 78	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
19 December 1998 11:39	Long March 2C / SD	F-17	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 88	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 89	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication

1999

Date/time (UTC)	Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
	Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
	Remarks
10 May 1999 01:33	Long March 4B	F-01	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Fengyun-1C	Sun synchronous		Meteorology
	Shijian 5	Sun synchronous		Technology
	Maiden flight of Long March 4B.
11 June 1999 17:15	Long March 2C / SD	F-18	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	Iridium 92	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
	Iridium 93	Low Earth	Iridium Communications Inc.	Communication
14 October 1999 03:15	Long March 4B	F-02	Taiyuan LA-7	Successful
	CBERS-1	Sun synchronous		Earth observation
	SACI 1	Sun synchronous	INPE	Technology
19 November 1999 22:30	Long March 2F	F-01	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1	Successful
	Shenzhou 1	Low Earth		Technology
	Maiden flight of Long March 2F.

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v t e Long March (rocket family)
Rockets	Feng Bao 1 Long March 1 1D Long March 2 2A 2C 2D 2E 2F Long March 3 3A 3B 3B/E 3C Long March 4 4A 4B 4C Long March 5 5B Long March 6 6A 6C Long March 7 7A Long March 8 8A Long March 9 Long March 10 Long March 11 Long March 12
Launch sites	Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Commercial Xichang
Manufacturers	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Designers	Wang Xiji
List of Long March launches