Long March family
Long March 2D/YZ-3
The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites. The YZ-3 variant includes a YZ-3 upper stage able to push satellites into higher orbits.
Flights flown4
Success rate100%4/4
Maiden flight2018-12-29
Peak year20242 flights
Long March 2D/YZ-3 is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 29 December 2018.
Flight record
100% success rate4 of 4 flown
2018peak 2024 · 2 flights2024
First flight2018-12-29
Latest flight2024-12-12
Failures0
Consecutive successes4
Fastest turnaround118d 19h
Vehicle
| Maiden flight | 2018-12-29 |
|---|
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit4
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-12 | Long March 2D/YZ-3 | High Speed Laser Diamond Constellation Test System | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-03-21 | Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Yunhai-2 Group 02 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-11-23 | Long March 2D/YZ-3 | 3 x SatNet test satellites | Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-12-29 | Long March 2D/YZ-3 | Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | 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.