Long March 2C
China1982 to 2026The Long March 2C stands 42 m (138 ft) tall and can lift 3,850 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Long March 2C, in all its versions, has 89 launches on record, from 9 September 1982 to 17 August 2026, and 87 of them succeeded (98%).
Latest mission
Earth Science
Long March 2C
Aug 17, 2026
This Long March 2C carried the SEO (Satellite for Earth Observation) satellite into sun-synchronous orbit from Taiyuan for the National Space Science and Technology Center at United Arab Emirates University, supporting environmental and resource-management research. It was the rocket's 88th flight.
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Statistics summary
Long March 2C launches
2026 so far
4
vs 2 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0
vs 0.1 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
10 t
vs 7 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 0.2 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every Long March 2C launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Long March 2C launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
- Launches
- 89
- Success rate
- 98%
- 1 failure · 1 partial
- First flight
- 1982
- Long March 2C
- Last flight
- 2026
- Long March 2C
- Rocket types
- 5
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Long March 2C versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long March 2C | 1982 to 2026 | 67 | 99% | 42 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 2C/SD | 1997 to 1999 | 7 | 100% | 39.9 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 2C/SM | 2003 to 2004 | 2 | 100% | 42 m | 3,850 kg |
| Long March 2C/SMA | 2008 to 2018 | 3 | 100% | 40.7 m | 2,800 kg |
| Long March 2C/YZ-1S | 2018 to 2026 | 10 | 90% | 42 m | 3,850 kg |