Long March family
Long March 2A
The Long March 2 is a rocket family of expendable launch vehicles operated by China
Flights flown4
Success rate75%3/4
Payload to LEO1,800kg
Maiden flight1974-11-05
Peak year19741 flight
Long March 2A is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 5 November 1974 and last flew on 26 January 1978.
Flight record
75% success rate3 of 4 flown · 1 failed
1974peak 1974 · 1 flight1978
First flight1974-11-05
Latest flight1978-01-26
Failures1
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround377d 1h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,800kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 31.17m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 190t |
| Liftoff thrust | 2,786kN |
| Maiden flight | 1974-11-05 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit4
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-26 | Long March 2 | FSW-0 3 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1976-12-07 | Long March 2 | FSW-0 2 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1975-11-26 | Long March 2 | FSW-0 1 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-11-05 | Long March 2 | FSW-0 0 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia