Long March 4B

The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits. It was first launched on 10 May 1999, with the FY-1C weather satellite, which would later be used in the 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test.

Long March 4B

Long March 4B
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	SAST
Country of origin	China
Cost per launch	US $50M (2006)
Size
Height	44.1 metres (145 ft)[1]
Diameter	3.35 metres (11.0 ft)[2]
Mass	249,200 kilograms (549,400 lb)[2]
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO	4,200 kilograms (9,300 lb)[3]
Payload to SSO	2,800 kilograms (6,200 lb)[3]
Payload to GTO	1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[3]
Associated rockets
Family	Long March
Derivatives	Long March 4C
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Taiyuan LA-7 & LA-9 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2
Total launches	35
Successes	34
Failures	1
First flight	10 May 1999
Last flight	20 December 2019
First stage
Length	27.91 m
Diameter	3.35 m
Propellant mass	182,000 kg (401,000 lb)
Engines	4 YF-21C
Thrust	2,961.6 kN (665,800 lbf)
Specific impulse	2,550 m/s (260 s)
Fuel	N2O4 / UDMH
Second stage
Length	10.9 m
Diameter	3.35 m
Propellant mass	52,700 kg (116,200 lb)
Engines	1 YF-24C (1 x YF-22C (Main)) (4 x YF-23C (Vernier))
Thrust	742.04 kN (166,820 lbf) (Main) 47.1 kN (10,600 lbf) (Vernier)
Specific impulse	2,942 m/s (300.0 s) (Main) 2,834 m/s (289.0 s) (Vernier)
Fuel	N2O4 / UDMH
Third stage
Length	14.79 m
Diameter	2.9 m
Propellant mass	14,000 kg (31,000 lb)
Engines	2 YF-40
Thrust	100.85 kN (22,670 lbf)
Specific impulse	2,971 m/s (303.0 s)
Fuel	N2O4 / UDMH

The Chang Zheng 4B experienced its only launch failure on 9 December 2013, with the loss of the CBERS-3 satellite.[4]