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Long March 2D
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 101 times with 100 successes, a success rate of 99.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
Flight record
Reliability
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
No Long March 2D flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 2D flown?
- Long March 2D has flown 101 orbital missions, with 100 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Long March 2D's success rate?
- Long March 2D has a success rate of 99.0%, from 100 successful flights out of 101 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.