Long March family
Long March 2F/G
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
Long March 2F/G is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 29 September 2011.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 8,399kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 62m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 464t |
| Maiden flight | 2011-10-31 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
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Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 23 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-02-07 | Long March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-11-25 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 22 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-10-31 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 21 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-04-24 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-10-29 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 19 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-04-25 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 18 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-14 | Long March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-10-26 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 17 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2023-05-30 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 16 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-29 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 15 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-08-04 | Long March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-05 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 14 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-10-15 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 13 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-06-17 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 12 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2020-09-04 | Long March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2016-10-16 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-11 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2016-09-15 | Long March 2F/G | Tiangong-2 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2013-06-11 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-10 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2012-06-16 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2011-10-31 | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-8 & Shenzhou-8-GC | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2011-09-29 | Long March 2F/G | Tiangong-1 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Success | |
| TBD | Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
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