Head to head

Long March 2C vs Long March 2F/G

Two vehicles in the same payload class. Every figure below comes from the same two sources for both rockets, and a row appears only when both publish the input.

Payload to low Earth orbit

Relative

Long March 2C: 3,850 kg

Long March 2F/G: 8,399 kg

Side by side

7 comparable figures

The highlighted value wins the row. Rows where neither direction is better, like length or stage count, highlight nothing.

Metric	Long March 2C	Long March 2F/G
Flights flown	66	22
Success rate	98.5%	100%
Payload to LEO (kg)	3,850	8,399
Length (m)	42	62
Diameter (m)	3.35	3.35
Launch mass (t)	233	464
Stages	2	2

Long March 2C

Flight record

98.5% success rate65 of 66 flown · 1 failed

1982peak 2023 · 6 flights2026

Maiden flight 1982-09-09. Still flying.

Long March 2F/G

Flight record

100% success rate22 of 22 flown

2011peak 2022 · 3 flights2026

Maiden flight 2011-10-31. Still flying.

Long March 2C is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China.Long March 2F/G is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China.

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Long March 2C · Long March 2F/G.

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.