Long March family
Long March 2F
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.
Flights flown7
Success rate100%7/7
Payload to LEO8,400kg
Maiden flight1999-11-19
Peak year20022 flights
Long March 2F is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 19 November 1999 and last flew on 25 September 2008.
Flight record
100% success rate7 of 7 flown
1999peak 2002 · 2 flights2008
First flight1999-11-19
Latest flight2008-09-25
Failures0
Consecutive successes7
Fastest turnaround279d 2h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 8,400kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 62m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 464t |
| Liftoff thrust | 5,985kN |
| Maiden flight | 1999-11-19 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit7
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-25 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-7 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-10-12 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-6 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2003-10-15 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-5 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2002-12-29 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-4 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2002-03-25 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-3 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2001-01-09 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-2 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1999-11-19 | Long March 2F | Shenzhou-1 | Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921) | 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