Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Long March 4B
Category
Country
Production
1999–
Quantity
56
Unit Price (current)
$79.8M↗ 60% inflation · 2006→2025
Original Price
$50.0M (2006)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
22
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$79.8M
Original: $50.0M (2006)
Inflation: +%60
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeMedium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1999
- ManufacturerShanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
- Stages3
- StatusOperational
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance8MOD.8
- Payload to LEO4,200 kg
- Payload to GTO1,500 kg
- Payload to SSO2,800 kg
- Liftoff Thrust2,961.6
- Liftoff Mass249.2 t
- Height44.1 m
- Diameter3.35 m
- Success Rate55
▣Propulsion3MOD.3
- First-Stage PropellantN2O4/UDMH
- First-Stage Engines4
- Total Launches56
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch50,000,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1999Production started
27
years in service
56
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
63MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES22POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES274PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS27PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES205PRICE · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
📚 Sources