Long March 2F
China1999 to 2026The Long March 2F stands 58.3 m (191 ft) tall and can lift 8,399 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Long March 2F, in all its versions, has 29 launches on record, from 19 November 1999 to 24 May 2026, and 29 of them succeeded (100%).
Latest mission
Human Exploration
Long March 2F/G
May 24, 2026
Shenzhou-23 carried commander Zhu Yangzhu, pilot Zhang Zhiyuan and payload specialist Lai Ka-ying — the first astronaut from Hong Kong — to the Tiangong space station from Jiuquan, with one crew member slated for a record year-long stay in orbit.
Next mission
Drawing unavailable
No upcoming mission scheduled.
Statistics summary
Long March 2F launches
2026 so far
2
vs 1 by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0
vs 0.1 weekly avg. over 365 days
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
18 t
vs 10 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 0.7 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every Long March 2F launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Long March 2F launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
- Launches
- 29
- Success rate
- 100%
- 0 failures
- First flight
- 1999
- Long March 2F
- Last flight
- 2026
- Long March 2F/G
- Rocket types
- 2
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Long March 2F versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long March 2F | 1999 to 2008 | 7 | 100% | 58.3 m | 8,400 kg |
| Long March 2F/G | 2011 to 2026 | 22 | 100% | 58.3 m | 8,399 kg |