CHINESE SUBORBITAL LAUNCH RECORD (From 1964) Date Launch Vehicle Payload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Jul 64 T-7A(S1) F1 Biological package (rats & mice, 70 km) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Jun 65 T-7A(S1) F2 Biological package (rats & mice) 5 Jun 65 T-7A(S1) F3 Biological package (rats & mice) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Jul 66 T-7A(S2) F1 Biological package (rats & dog Xiao Bao, 100 km) 28 Jul 66 T-7A(S2) F2 Biological package (rats & dog Shan Shan) 8 Aug 66 T-7A(Y5) F1 GF-01A motor (CZ-1 third stage test) 20 Aug 66 T-7A(Y5) F2 GF-01A motor (CZ-1 third stage test) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 69 T-7A(Y6) F1 Instrument package (FSW-0 instruments test) *16 Nov 69 DF-4 F1 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Jan 70 CZ-1 F1 Dummy third stage and payload assembly 30 Jan 70 DF-4 F2 RV *23 Nov 70 DF-4 F3 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Sep 71 DF-5 F1 RV 15 Nov 71 DF-4 F4 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Aug 72 FB-1 F1 Mass Simulator (~1050 kg) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Apr 73 DF-5 F2 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 May 76 DF-4 F5 RV 24 Aug 76 DF-4 F6 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Sep 77 FB-1 F8 Mass Simulator (~3100 kg) *30 Sep 77 DF-4 F7 RV 22 Nov 77 DF-4 F8 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Apr 78 FB-1 F9 Mass Simulator (~3100 kg) 5 Oct 78 DF-5 F3 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Jan 79 DF-5 F4 RV 5 Apr 79 DF-5 F5 RV 15 Jul 79 DF-5 F6 RV 31 Jul 79 DF-4 F9 RV 21 Aug 79 DF-5 F7 RV 4 Sep 79 DF-5 F8 RV 16 Sep 79 DF-4 F10 RV 15 Oct 79 DF-5 F9 RV 26 Nov 79 DF-5 F10 RV *23 Dec 79 DF-4 F11 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Feb 80 DF-4 F12 RV 12 Feb 80 DF-5 F11 RV 18 May 80 DF-5 F12 RV 21 May 80 DF-5 F13 RV 2 Aug 80 DF-4 F13 RV 31 Oct 80 DF-4 F14 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Dec 81 DF-5 F14 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 86 DF-4 F15 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 89 DF-5 F15 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Jul 92 DF-4 F16 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Jun 93 DF-5A F1 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Jul 95 DF-5A F2 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 May 97 DF-5A F3 RV Nov 97 CZ-1D F2 Reentry Test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Aug 99 DF-31 F1 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Nov 00 DF-31 F2 RV 16 Dec 00 DF-31 F3 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 02 DF-5A F4 RV 28 Aug 02 DF-4 F17 RV 23 Nov 02 DF-31A F1 RV 11 Dec 02 DF-5B F1 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 03 DF-31 F4 RV 03 DF-5B F2 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 04 DF-31 F5 RV Jul 04 DF-4 F18 RV 11 Dec 04 DF-5B F3 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Jul 05 KT-409 F1 ASAT test 05 DF-4 F19 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Feb 06 KT-409 F2 ASAT Test (missed FY 1C) 17 Jun 06 DF-5B F4 RV 4 Sep 06 DF-31A F2 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Jan 07 KT-409 F3 ASAT intercept of FY 1C at 853 km -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 May 08 Tszyuylan-2 RV from Golf class submarine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09 DF-4 F20 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Jan 10 CSS-X-11 Target RV 11 Jan 10 KT-409 F4 Interceptor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 May 11 Tianying-3C Meridian Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Jul 12 DF-41 F1 RV 16 Aug 12 JL-2 RV 20 Aug 12 DF-5A F5 RV 30 Aug 12 DF-31A F3 RV 30 Nov 12 DF-31A F4 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Jan 13 ? Target RV 27 Jan 13 KT-409 F5 Interceptor 4 Apr 13 Tianying-3E Kunpeng 1 (Barium release experiment) 13 May 13 DN-2 Kunpeng 7 (30,000 km alt.) 24 Jul 13 DF-31A F5 RV 13 Dec 13 DF-41 F2 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Jan 14 CZ-2C(3) F14 DF-ZF 1 (HGV 1, WU-14) 19 Jan 14 DF-31? ? 23 Jul 14 ? Target RV 23 Jul 14 KT-409 F6 Interceptor 31 Jul 14 DF-31A F6 RV 4 Aug 14 DF-5A F6 RV * 7 Aug 14 CZ-2C(3) F16 DF-ZF 2 (HGV 2, WU-14) 25 Sep 14 DF-31B F1 RV 2 Dec 14 CZ-2C(3) F20 DF-ZF 3 (HGV 3, WU-14) 13 Dec 14 DF-41 F3 RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Jan 15 JL-2 Test (1000 km) 23 May 15 ? ? 7 Jun 15 CZ-2C(3) F21 DF-ZF 4 (HGV 4, WU-14) 5 Aug 15 DF-5B F5 RV 6 Aug 15 DF-41 F4 RVs (2) 20 Aug 15 CZ-2C(3) F22 DF-ZF 5 (HGV 5, WU-14) 3 Oct 15 ? Dropped radiosondes into Typhoon Mujigae 14 Oct 15 ? ? 31 Oct 15 ? ABM Target 31 Oct 15 DN-3 ABM Interceptor 16 Nov 15 DF-31 F6 RV 23 Nov 15 CZ-2C(3) F23 DF-ZF 6 (HGV 6, WU-14) 4 Dec 15 DF-41 F5 RVs (2) 5 Dec 15 DF-41 F6 RVs (2) Dec 15 TY-7? Scramjet Test (Mach 7, 30 km) * Dec 15 ? Link Space attempt to 102 km. Failed at 2.5 s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Apr 16 DF-41 F7 RVs (2) 26 Apr 16 Tianying-3F Kunpeng 1B 8 Dec 16 ? Target 8 Dec 16 DN-3 Interceptor Dec 16 CH-AS-X-13 F1 Interceptor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Jan 17 DF-5C F1 10 MIRVs 23 Jul 17 B-611? Target 23 Jul 17 DN-3 Interceptor 23 Aug 17 DF-4 RV 1 Nov 17 DF-17 HGV 15 Nov 17 DF-17 HGV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 18 CH-AS-X-13 F5 Interceptor 5 Feb 18 B-611? Target 5 Feb 18 DF-21 Interceptor 23 Feb 18 ? Subscale Tengyun 4 Apr 18 SQ-1S F1 Test (108 km) 27 Apr 18 ? RVZhuQue 16 May 18 OS-X0 F1 Chongqing Liangjiang Star (38.742 km) # 18 ZQ-1 Demonstration # 18 OS-X1 F1 Test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch failure + Partial failure # Change since beginning of month ASAT Anti-Satellite CZ Chang Zheng (Long March) DN Dong Neng FSW Fanhui Shi Weixing (recoverable test satellite) HGV Hypersonic Glide Vehicle SQ Shian Quxian (Hyperbola) ZQ Zhu Que