Long March family
Long March 2C
The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Flights flown66
Success rate98.5%65/66
Payload to LEO3,850kg
Maiden flight1982-09-09
Peak year20236 flights
Long March 2C is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 9 September 1982.
Flight record
98.5% success rate65 of 66 flown · 1 failed
1982peak 2023 · 6 flights2026
First flight1982-09-09
Latest flight2026-08-17
Failures1
Consecutive successes44
Fastest turnaround15d 20h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 3,850kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 1,400kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 42m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 233t |
| Maiden flight | 1982-09-09 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit34Sun-Synchronous Orbit17Geostationary Transfer Orbit1
Compare
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Long March 2C | Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO) | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2026-01-31 | Long March 2C | AlSat 3B | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2026-01-15 | Long March 2C | AlSat 3A | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-11-19 | Long March 2C | Shijian 30 A-C | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-02-27 | Long March 2C | SuperView Neo 1-03 & 04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-11-24 | Long March 2C | SuperView Neo 2-03 & 04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-11-09 | Long March 2C | PIESAT-2 01-04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-10-23 | Long March 2C | Yaogan 43 Group 03 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-06-22 | Long March 2C | Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-02-02 | Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 02 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-01-09 | Long March 2C | Einstein Probe | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-04 | Long March 2C | MisrSat-2 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-08 | Long March 2C | 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-05-21 | Long March 2C | MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-03-13 | Long March 2C | Horus 2 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-02-24 | Long March 2C | Horus 1 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-01-12 | Long March 2C | APStar 6E | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-10-12 | Long March 2C | 5 m S-SAR-01 (Huanjing-2E) | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-07-15 | Long March 2C | SuperView Neo 2-01 & 02 | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-02 | Long March 2C | Geely Constellation Group 01 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-04-29 | Long March 2C | SuperView Neo 1-01 & 02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-03-05 | Long March 2C | Yinhe-1 (x6) | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-07-19 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-10 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-06-18 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-09 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-05-06 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-08 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2020-10-26 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-07 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2020-06-10 | Long March 2C | Haiyang 1D | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2020-03-24 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-06 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-07-26 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-30-05 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2018-10-29 | Long March 2C | CFOSAT | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2018-09-07 | Long March 2C | Haiyang 1C | Launch Complex 9 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2018-06-27 | Long March 2C | XJS-A & XJS-B | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-01-25 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-12-25 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2017-11-24 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2017-09-29 | Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Success | |
| 2014-11-14 | Long March 2C | Yaogan-23 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2014-10-27 | Long March 2C | Shijian 11-08 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2014-09-28 | Long March 2C | Shijian 11-07 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2014-03-31 | Long March 2C | Shijian 11-06 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2013-10-29 | Long March 2C | Yaogan 18 | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2013-07-15 | Long March 2C | Shijian 11-05 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2012-11-18 | Long March 2C | Huanjing 1C | Launch Complex 9 | Success | |
| 2011-11-29 | Long March 2C | Yaogan 13 | Launch Complex 7 | Success | |
| 2011-08-18 | Long March 2C | Shijian 10-04 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Failure | |
| 2011-07-29 | Long March 2C | Shijian 10-02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2011-07-06 | Long March 2C | Shijian 10-03 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Success | |
| 2009-11-12 | Long March 2C | Shi Jian 11-01 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2009-04-22 | Long March 2C | Yaogan Weixing 6 | Launch Complex 7 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2007-04-11 | Long March 2C | Hai Yang 1B | Launch Complex 7 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2006-09-09 | Long March 2C | Shi Jian 8 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-08-02 | Long March 2C | Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2004-11-18 | Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2004-08-29 | Long March 2C | Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2004-04-18 | Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 1 | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-10-08 | Long March 2C | FSW-1 5 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-10-06 | Long March 2C | FSW-1 4 & Freja | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-10-05 | Long March 2C | FSW-1 3 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-08-05 | Long March 2C | FSW-1 2 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-09-09 | Long March 2C | FSW-1 1 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-08-05 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 9 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1986-10-06 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 8 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-10-21 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 7 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-09-12 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 6 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-08-19 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 5 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1982-09-09 | Long March 2C | FSW-0 4 | Launch Area 2B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
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