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Launch Vehicles
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.
0.0-5.0
Actions

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.

PlanValue 4.0May 22, 2023China launches new science probes, SAR sat and replacement Beidou satellite

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.

Plan
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General
Value 4.0
May 22, 2023
China launches new science probes, SAR sat and replacement Beidou satellite

Shenzhou-16 will launch from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi Desert on a Long March 2F rocket in the coming weeks.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 10, 2023Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft reaches China’s Tiangong space station

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.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 3, 2023China Deploys 4 InSAR Satellites and a New Yaogan Reconnaissance Satellite

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.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 31, 2023China launches 4 InSAR satellites and new Yaogan reconnaissance sat

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.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Mar 31, 2023China launches four satellites, establishing wheel-pattern

Tiger-1 comprises two 6U cubesats built by Denmark’s GomSpace and launched in February 2018 on a Chinese Long March 2D rocket.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023NanoAvionics to build three more NB-IoT satellites for OQ Technology

Galaxy Space, a Beijing-based private firm, launched six stackable V-band satellites on a Long March 2C rocket in March 2022.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Feb 23, 2023The coming Chinese megaconstellation revolution

Luojia-3 01 was launched on 2023-01-15 by a Long March-2D rocket.

PlanValue 4.3Feb 17, 2023Luojia-3 01 Satellite Completes Key Technical Tests

The Saudisat 5A and 5B satellites were launched by a Long March 2D rocket in 2018.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 30, 2022China looks to build space partnerships with Gulf nations

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.

PlanGeneralValue 4.3Oct 31, 2022Final module docks at China’s Tiangong space station

A reusable experiment spacecraft launched from Jiuquan on a Long March 2F rocket on 2022-08-04.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 25, 2022China’s spaceplane raises orbit and national funding

A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 2253 UTC on 2022-10-12.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Oct 13, 2022China launches radar satellite for environmental monitoring

The Long March 2C rocket used for the 2022-10-12 launch was provided by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 13, 2022China launches radar satellite for environmental monitoring

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.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Sep 27, 2022China conducts trio of orbital launches across two days

A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft launched from Jiuquan on 2022-08-04 atop a Long March 2F rocket.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 16, 2022China’s spaceplane remains in orbit but clues emerge from recovered launch debris

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.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Aug 16, 2022China’s spaceplane remains in orbit but clues emerge from recovered launch debris

China launched a classified reusable vehicle into Earth orbit on 2022-08-04 (2022-08-05 Beijing time) using a Long March 2F rocket.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 5, 2022China lifts off mysterious reusable ‘test spacecraft’ to Earth orbit

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.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.3Aug 4, 2022China launches secretive reusable test spacecraft

Shenzhou-14 launched atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2022-06-05.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 5, 2022China launches 3 astronauts to complete work on the nation’s Tiangong space station