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Long March 3
The
Long March 3
, also known as the
Changzheng 3
,
CZ-3
and
LM-3
, was a
Chinese
orbital
carrier rocket
. It was launched from Launch Area 3 at the
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
. It was a 3-stage rocket, and was mostly used to place
DFH-2
-class
communications satellites
into
geosynchronous transfer orbits
. It was complemented and later replaced by the more powerful
Long March 3A
, which has an improved third stage.
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