Vehicle file · LV-17
Long March 2D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 2D is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 38.3 m tall, lifts 3,500 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 August 1992. It has flown 100 times with 99 successes, a success rate of 99.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height38.3 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO3,500 kg
Payload to GTO0 kg
Maiden flight9 August 1992
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch cost$30,000,000M
StatusIn service
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights100
Successful99
Failed1
Success rate99.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantD
About Long March 2D
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Long March 2D flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Long March 2D flown?
- Long March 2D has flown 100 orbital missions, with 99 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Long March 2D's success rate?
- Long March 2D has a success rate of 99.0%, from 99 successful flights out of 100 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 2D launch?
- Long March 2D has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Long March 2D lift to orbit?
- Long March 2D is rated for 3,500 kg to low Earth orbit and 0 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Long March 2D reusable?
- No. Long March 2D is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.