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-2C carrier rocket (Chang Zheng 2C) launched on 2022-06-02 at 12:00 p.m. Beijing Time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.
A Long March 2C launched nine positioning and connectivity test satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at 12:00 a.m.
Shenzhou-14 is planned to launch on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch center in the Gobi Desert.
A Long March 2D rocket launched eight Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 2022-05-04 at 10:38 p.m. Eastern.
A Long March 2C rocket launched the Siwei-01 and Siwei-02 optical remote sensing satellites on 2022-04-29 at 12:11 a.m. from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.
The Shenzhou-13 crew launched from Jiuquan atop a Long March 2F rocket in October 2021.
China launched a set of commercial satellites on a Long March 2C from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 2022-03-05 at 1:01 a.m.
Work on Long March 2F, Long March 5B, and Long March 7 rockets continued during the Lunar New Year holiday in 2022.
The Tsinghua Science satellite was launched in August 2020 on a Long March 2D rocket to make atmospheric density and gravitational field measurements.
Beijing-based Galaxy Space is preparing to launch a batch of six LEO communications satellites in the first quarter of 2022 on a Long March 2C rocket.
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Jiuquan at 6:13 a.m. Eastern on 2021-12-29 carrying the Tianhui-4 mapping satellite into a 483 by 498-kilometer orbit inclined 89 degrees.
A Long March-2C rocket launched the two Yaogan-32 satellites at 10:43 a.m. Beijing time.
Shenzhou-13 is planned to launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 2F rocket as soon as early October 2021.
The Long March-2C achieved a 100 percent success rate for Yaogan-30 launches.
The Long March-2C can lift up to 2,000 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.
Since the first Yaogan-30 launch in 2017, the Long March-2C has placed all 10 groups of Yaogan-30 satellites into their preset orbits with high precision.
The satellites were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:30 p.m. Beijing time.
A Long March 2C rocket launched a group of classified Yaogan-30 satellites and the commercial Tianqi-14 satellite from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Shenzhou-12 launched on a Long March 2F from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:22 p.m. Eastern on 2021-06-16.
The Long March 2F and Shenzhou spacecraft were developed following approval of Project 921 in 1992.