Abstract: To achieve the interlaminar tensile properties for a kind of carbon fiber two-dimensional orthogonal plain woven reinforced polymer matrix composite, numbers of quasistatic and dynamic tensile experiments in the through-thickness direction of the composite were conducted, by means of Instron apparatus and SHTB technology respectively. The tensile stress-strain curves and tensile strength were achieved in a large strain rate range ( from 10^-3/s to 3×10²/s). The experimental results show that the failure is bound to occur at the interlaminar of neighbouring carbon cloth. The tensile modulus and tensile strength increase slightly under impact loading, and the tensile failure strain is nearly independent of the strain rate.