SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
           China Launch Vehicle Flight History Page 7 of 7
                Comprehensive Orbital Failure List

Date    Vehicle  ID     Site      Payload                 Result#
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09/18/73 FB 1    FB1-2  JQ LA2B   JSSW                      [FTO]
07/12/74 FB 1    FB1-3  JQ LA2B   JSSW                      [FTO]
11/05/74 CZ 2A   Y1     JQ LA2B   FSW                       [FTO]
11/10/76 FB 1    FB1-7  JQ LA2B   JSSW                      [FTO]
07/28/79 FB 1    FB1-10 JQ LA2B   SJ-2                      [FTO]
01/29/84 CZ 3    Y1     XC LC1    STW                       [EEO]
12/28/91 CZ 3    Y9     XC LC1    Zhongxing 4 (STTW-5)      [EEO]
12/21/92 CZ 2E   Y4     XC LC2    Optus B2                  [LEO]
01/25/95 CZ 2E   Y6     XC LC2    Apstar 2                  [FTO]
02/14/96 CZ 3B   Y1     XC LC2    Intelsat 708              [FTO]
08/18/96 CZ 3    Y14    XC LC1    Zhongxing 7               [EEO]
09/15/02 KT-1    KT1-1  TY        Tsinghua-2                [FTO]
09/16/03 KT-1    KT1-2  TY        PS2                       [FTO]
08/31/09 CZ 3B   Y8     XC LC2    Palapa D1                 [EEO]
08/18/11 CZ-2C   Y26    JQ 4L     ShiJian 11-04             [FTO]
12/09/13 CZ-4B   Y10    TY 9      CBERS-3                   [FTO]
08/31/16 CZ-4C          TY 9      Gaofen 10                 [FTO]
12/28/16 CZ-2D   CZ2D32 TY 9      SuperView-1 1/2           [EEO]
06/18/17 CZ-3B/E CZ3B40 XC 2      Xhongxing 9A              [EEO]
07/02/17 CZ-5    Y2     WC 101    Shijian 18                [FTO]
10/27/18 ZQ-1    ZQ1-01 JQ        Weilai 1                  [FTO]
03/27/19 OS-M    01     JQ TKE2   Lingque 1B                [FTO] 
05/22/19 CZ-4C   Y23    TY 9      Yaogan Weixing 33         [FTO]
03/16/20 CZ-7A   Y1     WC 201    XJY 6                     [FTO]
04/09/20 CZ-3B/E        XC 2      Palapa N1                 [FTO]
07/10/20 KZ-11   Y1     JQ        Multisats                 [FTO]
09/12/20 KZ-1A   Y3     JQ        Jilin 1/Gaofen 2C         [FTO]
02/01/21 SQX-1   F2     JQ        Test Flight               [FTO]
08/03/21 SQX-1   F3     JQ        Test Flight               [FTO] 
12/15/21 KZ-1A   Y16    JQ 43/95B GeeSAT 1A/1B              [FTO]
05/13/22 SQX 1   Y4     JQ 43/95A Jilin-1 Mofang 01A(R)     [FTO]
12/14/22 ZQ-2    Y1     JQ 43/96  Smartsat 1B+10usats       [FTO]
09/21/23 Ceres 1 Y11    JQ 43/95B Jilin-1 Gaofen 04B        [FTO]
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                        FAILURE CAUSES  

Date    Vehicle  ID       Failure Description                     
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09/18/73 FB 1    FB1-2   failed to orbit                   
07/12/74 FB 1    FB1-3   failed to orbit                  
11/05/74 CZ 2A   Y1      2nd stg engine lost thrust      
11/10/76 FB 1    FB1-7   failed to orbit              
07/28/79 FB 1    FB1-10  failed to orbit                
01/29/84 CZ 3    Y1      3rd stg failure               
12/28/91 CZ 3    Y9      3rd stg failure             
12/21/92 CZ 2E   Y4      PL fairing failure 45 sec, sat xplded     
01/25/95 CZ 2E   Y6      Exploded 51 sec due wind shear            
02/14/96 CZ 3B   Y1      Crashed near pad (guidance IMU amp fail)  
08/18/96 CZ 3    Y14     3rd stg failure                           
09/15/02 KT-1    KT1-1   3rd or 4th stage failure                  
09/16/03 KT-1    KT1-2   4th stage failure?            
08/31/09 CZ 3B   Y8      stg2 2nd burn short (gas gen burn thru)  
08/18/11 CZ-2C   Y26     2nd stg failure.  Steering vernier failed 
12/09/13 CZ-4B   Y10     failed to orbit, 3rd stg cutoff early    
08/31/16 CZ-4C           FTO.  Cause not announced.                
12/28/16 CZ-2D   CZ2D32  220x520km vs 510 km.  Stg1 sep 7 sec late
06/18/17 CZ-3B/E CZ3B40  Stg 3 control issue.  16,357 km apogee
07/02/17 CZ-5    Y2      Stg 1 engine fail, Stg 1 burn long    
10/27/18 ZQ-1    ZQ1-01  Control lost 13 sec into 3rd stage burn   
03/27/19 OS-M    01      Control lost at 2nd stg ignition         
05/22/19 CZ-4C   Y23     Stg 3 fail.  Resonance w/P/L at restart? 
03/16/20 CZ-7A   Y1      Possible Stg 2 failure                   
04/09/20 CZ-3B/E         Failure during first Stage 3 burn       
07/10/20 KZ-11   Y1      Stg 3 fail.  Planned LEO/S              
09/12/20 KZ-1A   Y3      Possible liquid upper stage failure.    
02/01/21 SQX-1   F2      Disintegrated around time of Max-Q.     
08/03/21 SQX-1   F3      PL fairing failed to separate correctly.
12/15/21 KZ-1A   Y16     Likely 3rd stage failure.              
05/13/22 SQX 1   Y4      Planned LEO/S.  Cause not announced.    
12/14/22 ZQ-2    Y1      Stg 2 vernier shut down with main engine.
09/21/23 Ceres 1 Y11     Fail during first stage.  Planned SSO.   
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 Site Code:

JQ = Jiuquan, China 

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Footnotes:

#  FTO:  Failed to Orbit
   (EEO):  Unintended Eliptical Earth Orbit
   (GTO):  Unintended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
   (LEO):  Unintended Low Earth Orbit

"DF" = Dong Feng (ballistic missile)
"FB" = Feng Bao (based on DF-5 missile)
"CZ" = Chang Zheng (Long March) 
       (CZ-2, 3, and 4 based on DF-5 missile, 
       CZ-1 based on DF-3 missile)
"KT" = Kaitouzha (based on DF-31 missile)

"JQ" = Jiuquan (57-70 deg inclination orbits, recoverable payloads)
"XSC" = Xichang Space Center (GTO launch site, supports LH2 stages)
"TYSC" = Taiyuan Space Center (LEO polar or sun synchronous orbits) 


References:

Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database 
Encylopedia Astronautica 
Gunter's Space Page 
China Great Wall web site 
TRW Space Log 1957-1996, TRW Space & Electronics Group 
 

Last Update 12/31/2023 by Ed Kyle