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Vehicle family profile

Long March 2

长征二号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)Active
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Variants
13
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
233
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
8,400 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
201920
2020110
2021140
2022240
2023250
2024180
2025130
202698
202708
202808
202908
203008
203108
203208
203308
203408
203508

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Long March 2F G
LEO8,400 kgUnknownUnknownManual Long March crew-launch vehicle capacity fallback.
Long March 2F T
LEO8,400 kgUnknownUnknownManual Long March crew-launch vehicle capacity copied from sibling Chang Zheng 2F G row.
Long March 2C
LEO3,850 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Long March 2C vehicle page

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
WHJSW 10
Long March 2D
May 30, 2026
Shenzhou 23 Mission
Long March 2F G
May 24, 2026
WHJSW 9-1 to 9-4
Long March 2D
Apr 24, 2026
Shiyan 33 Mission

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Long March 2
Not stated2Retired
Long March 2C
Not stated50Active
Long March 2C a
Not stated2Retired
Long March 2C b
Not stated26Retired
203608
203708
203808
203908
204008
204108

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2027China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2028China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2029China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2030China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2031China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2032China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2033China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2034China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2035China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2036China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2037China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2038China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2039China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2040China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
2041China inland launch centers | aggregate825%Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
China inland launch centers | aggregate
2026 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2027 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2028 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2029 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2030 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2031 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

Long March 2C
SSO2,500 kg700 kmUnknownCASC Long March 2C/YZ-1S launch report
Long March 2D
SSO1,300 kg700 kmUnknownSAST Long March 2D launch report
Long March 2C
GTO1,250 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Long March 2C vehicle page
Long March 2C
Mar 27, 2026
Siwei Gaojing 2-05/06
Long March 2D
Mar 25, 2026
Shiyan 30 03/04
Long March 2D
Mar 12, 2026
CSSHQ
Long March 2F T
Feb 7, 2026
Alsat-3B
Long March 2C
Jan 31, 2026

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Long March 2C-III
Not stated7Retired
Long March 2C SM
Not stated2Retired
Long March 2C SMA
Not stated3Retired
Long March 2D
Not stated102Active
Long March 2D a
Not stated3Retired
Long March 2E
Not stated7Retired
Long March 2F
Not stated7Retired
Long March 2F G
Not stated16Active
Long March 2F T
Not stated6Active
Track
China inland launch centers | aggregate
2032 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2033 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2034 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2035 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2036 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2037 · 25% confidence
8

Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.

Mentions
393
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 10:39 p.m. Eastern on 2024-11-08 (0339 UTC, Nov. 9) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

PlanValue 4.5Nov 9, 2024Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites

The payloads on the 2024-11-08 Long March 2C launch were the PIESAT-2 (Hongtu-2) 01-04 radar satellites.

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Value 4.0
Nov 9, 2024
Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites

A Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou-19 crew spacecraft from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2024-10-29, lifting off at 4:27 p.m. Eastern.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 30, 2024Shenzhou-19 spacecraft arrives at Tiangong for crew rotation

A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 0700 UTC on 2024-06-22, to launch the SVOM mission satellite.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 22, 2024China launches Sino-French astrophysics satellite, debris falls over populated area

China’s experimental reusable spaceplane launched for its third mission on 2023-12-14 on a Long March 2F rocket.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 13, 2024China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft

Shenzhou-18 launched on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 8:59 a.m. Eastern (1259 UTC).

PlanGeneralValue 4.3Apr 25, 2024China’s Shenzhou-18 crew arrive at Tiangong space station

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 7:45 p.m. Eastern (2334 UTC) on 2024-04-20 to deploy Yaogan-42 satellites.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 22, 2024China launches second Yaogan-42 reconnaissance satellite

CelesTrak has GP data for two objects from launch 2024-075 of Yaogan-42 02 atop a Long March-2D rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 2024-04-20.

GeneralPlanValue 3.5Apr 22, 2024China launches second Yaogan-42 reconnaissance satellite

The Long March-2D rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 20, 2024China launches new remote sensing satellite

A Long March 2D rocket launched the SuperView-3 (01) satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:12 a.m. Eastern on 2024-04-15 (0412 UTC).

PlanValue 4.0Apr 15, 2024China launches commercial SuperView-3 remote sensing sat

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 6:56 p.m. Eastern (2256 UTC) on 2024-04-02.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 3, 2024China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

The DRO-A and DRO-B spacecraft launched from Xichang spaceport on a Long March 2C rocket on March 13, 2024.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 28, 2024China appears to be trying to save stricken spacecraft from lunar limbo

The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology produces the YZ-3 upper stage and also produces the Long March 2D rocket.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 21, 2024China launches second batch of Yunhai-2 satellites

A Long March 2D rocket with a Yuanzheng-3 (YZ-3) upper stage lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 0527 UTC on March 21, 2024.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 21, 2024China launches second batch of Yunhai-2 satellites

A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:51 a.m. Eastern (1251 UTC) on March 13, 2024.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Mar 14, 2024Surprise Chinese lunar mission hit by launch anomaly

The March 13, 2024 issue was isolated to the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage while the Long March 2C first and second stages performed nominally.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 14, 2024Surprise Chinese lunar mission hit by launch anomaly

The Long March 2C is capable of launching around 1,250 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.2Mar 14, 2024Surprise Chinese lunar mission hit by launch anomaly

A Long March 2C rocket launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 2337 UTC on 2024-02-02.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Feb 4, 2024China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches

A first batch of nine Geely-related satellites was launched in June 2022 using a Long March 2C from Xichang.

GeneralPlanValue 4.5Feb 4, 2024China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches

A Long March 2F rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2023-12-14 to begin the third flight of a Chinese experimental reusable spaceplane.

PlanValue 3.6Jan 31, 2024China’s secretive spaceplane raises its orbit, but yet to deploy satellites