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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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Actions

China launched the Einstein Probe on 2024-01-09 with a Long March 2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

PlanValue 4.5Jan 9, 2024China launches “lobster eye” Einstein Probe to unveil mysteries of X-ray universe

CASC continued to rely on Long March 2, 3, and 4 series rockets that use toxic hypergolic propellant.

Capability
Page16of20
Value 3.0
Jan 5, 2024
China completes new commercial launch pad to boost access to space

The U.S. Space Force tracked three objects in roughly 930 by 940-kilometer orbits with an inclination of 50 degrees following the 2023-12-29 Long March 2C launch.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 31, 2023Chinese satellite internet mission rounds off record year for global launches

China launched three low Earth orbit broadband test satellites on 2023-12-29 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 2C rocket that lifted off at 7:13 p.m. local time (0013 UTC, 2023-12-30).

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Dec 31, 2023Chinese satellite internet mission rounds off record year for global launches

China launched an experimental reusable spacecraft on 2023-12-14 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 2F rocket.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 14, 2023China launches mystery reusable spaceplane for third time

A third flight of a reusable orbital spaceplane is expected to launch via a Long March 2F on 2023-12-14 according to newly released airspace closure notices.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

A 2023-07-09 launch from Jiuquan used a Long March 2C rocket with a YZ-1S upper stage and resulted in two satellites entering orbit despite Xinhua labeling the payload as a single satellite.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 23, 2023China conducts launch to test satellite internet capabilities

A Long March 2D rocket with a Yuanzheng-3 upper stage lifted off at 5:00 a.m. Eastern (1000 UTC) on 2023-11-23 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Nov 23, 2023China conducts launch to test satellite internet capabilities

A Long March 2C rocket launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:55 p.m. Eastern on 2023-11-15 (0355 UTC, Nov. 16).

PlanValue 2.8Nov 16, 2023China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 11:14 p.m. Eastern on 2023-10-25 (0314 UTC, Oct. 26).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 26, 2023Shenzhou-17 crew arrives at Tiangong space station

Shenzhou 17 is due to launch on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan at 11:14 p.m. Eastern on 2023-10-25 (0314 UTC, Oct. 26) and is expected to reach Tiangong 6.5 hours later.

PlanValue 4.5Oct 25, 2023China’s commercial launch firms get space station cargo boost

China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced the rollout of the Long March 2F rocket without providing a launch date.

PlanValue 2.0Oct 19, 2023China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-17 mission to Tiangong

China plans to launch the Einstein Probe in December from Xichang Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 2C rocket.

PlanValue 4.5Oct 15, 2023China launches new Yunhai remote sensing satellite

A Long March 2D rocket launched Yunhai-1 (04) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 8:54 p.m. Eastern on 2023-10-14 (0054 UTC, Oct. 15).

GeneralValue 4.5Oct 15, 2023China launches new Yunhai remote sensing satellite

On August 4, 2022, a Chinese reusable autonomous spaceplane was launched into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 2F rocket.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 25, 2023Hiding in plain sight: Is China’s spaceplane a co-orbital ASAT in disguise?

A hypergolic Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 0413 UTC on 2023-09-17.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Sep 18, 2023China launches new batch of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

A Long March 2D rocket launched from Taiyuan spaceport on 2023-07-22 at 10:50 p.m. Eastern to carry GalaxySpace’s Lingxi-03 and Skysight AS-1, AS-2, and AS-3 satellites.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 27, 2023Pair of Chinese launches put flat-panel satellite, new spy sats in orbit

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 2023-07-26 at 4:02 p.m. Eastern to carry a Yaogan-36 satellite.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 27, 2023Pair of Chinese launches put flat-panel satellite, new spy sats in orbit

China launched a Long March 2D rocket carrying 41 satellites on 15 June.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 19, 2023China Launches 41 Satellites In a Single Mission

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 9:31 p.m. Eastern on 2023-05-29.

PlanValue 4.0May 30, 2023Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station