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Long March 2D
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
Key figures
Total launches
100
Successes
99
Failures
1
Success rate
99.0 %
Success streak
68
Maiden flight
Aug 9, 1992
Launch cost
$30 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
1d 20h
Planned launches
0
Long March, Long March 2 family total
231 launches · 225 successes · 6 failures (11 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Long March 2D” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Long March, Long March 2 family totals 231 launches across 11 variants.
Technology
Length
38.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
232 t
Liftoff thrust
2,962 kN
Stages
1–2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
3,500 kg
SSO (sun-synchronous)
1,300 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 100
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia