长征二号
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2026 | 9 | 8 |
| 2027 | 0 | 8 |
| 2028 | 0 | 8 |
| 2029 | 0 | 8 |
| 2030 | 0 | 8 |
| 2031 | 0 | 8 |
| 2032 | 0 | 8 |
| 2033 | 0 | 8 |
| 2034 | 0 | 8 |
| 2035 | 0 | 8 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long March 2F G | LEO | 8,400 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Manual Long March crew-launch vehicle capacity fallback. |
Long March 2F T | LEO | 8,400 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Manual Long March crew-launch vehicle capacity copied from sibling Chang Zheng 2F G row. |
Long March 2C | LEO | 3,850 kg | Unknown | Unknown | RocketLaunch.org Long March 2C vehicle page |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Long March 2 | Not stated | 2 | Retired |
Long March 2C | Not stated | 50 | Active |
Long March 2C a | Not stated | 2 | Retired |
Long March 2C b | Not stated | 26 | Retired |
| 2036 | 0 | 8 |
| 2037 | 0 | 8 |
| 2038 | 0 | 8 |
| 2039 | 0 | 8 |
| 2040 | 0 | 8 |
| 2041 | 0 | 8 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2027 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2028 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2029 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2030 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2031 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2032 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2033 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2034 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2035 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2036 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2037 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2038 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2039 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2040 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. |
| 2041 | China inland launch centers | aggregate | 8 | 25% | Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row. |
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Long March 2C | SSO | 2,500 kg | 700 km | Unknown | CASC Long March 2C/YZ-1S launch report |
Long March 2D | SSO | 1,300 kg | 700 km | Unknown | SAST Long March 2D launch report |
Long March 2C | GTO | 1,250 kg | Unknown | Unknown | RocketLaunch.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 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Long March 2C-III | Not stated | 7 | Retired |
Long March 2C SM | Not stated | 2 | Retired |
Long March 2C SMA | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
Long March 2D | Not stated | 102 | Active |
Long March 2D a | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
Long March 2E | Not stated | 7 | Retired |
Long March 2F | Not stated | 7 | Retired |
Long March 2F G | Not stated | 16 | Active |
Long March 2F T | Not stated | 6 | Active |
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
Editable low-confidence Long March workhorse variant annual throughput default.
A Long March 2F rocket was rolled out at Jiuquan on 2023-05-22 ahead of the Shenzhou-16 crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.
A Long March 2C rocket launched Macau Science Satellite 1A, Macau Science Satellite 1B, and Luojia-2 (01) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 4 a.m. Eastern on 2023-05-21.
Shenzhou-16 will launch from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi Desert on a Long March 2F rocket in the coming weeks.
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 a.m. Eastern on 2023-03-30 carrying four PIESAT-1 constellation satellites.
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 a.m. Eastern on March 30, 2023 carrying four PIESAT-1 constellation satellites.
China launched four interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) satellites of the PIESAT-1 constellation on a Long March-2D rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
Tiger-1 comprises two 6U cubesats built by Denmark’s GomSpace and launched in February 2018 on a Chinese Long March 2D rocket.
Galaxy Space, a Beijing-based private firm, launched six stackable V-band satellites on a Long March 2C rocket in March 2022.
Luojia-3 01 was launched on 2023-01-15 by a Long March-2D rocket.
The Saudisat 5A and 5B satellites were launched by a Long March 2D rocket in 2018.
Shenzhou-15 will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 2F rocket as early as late November following the arrival of Tianzhou-5 at Tiangong.
A reusable experiment spacecraft launched from Jiuquan on a Long March 2F rocket on 2022-08-04.
A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 2253 UTC on 2022-10-12.
The Long March 2C rocket used for the 2022-10-12 launch was provided by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
A Long March 2D rocket launched the Yunhai 1-03 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:15 p.m. Eastern on 2022-09-20, inserting it into a 775 by 780-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft launched from Jiuquan on 2022-08-04 atop a Long March 2F rocket.
The fairing displayed in Jiyuan appears to be a modified version of the 4.2-meter-diameter, 12.7-meter-long shroud previously used with Long March 2F launches of 8-metric-ton Tiangong test space labs.
China launched a classified reusable vehicle into Earth orbit on 2022-08-04 (2022-08-05 Beijing time) using a Long March 2F rocket.
China launched a reusable experimental spacecraft into orbit on 2022-08-04 using a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.
Shenzhou-14 launched atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2022-06-05.