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Long March family

Long March 2C

China1982 to 2026
Drawing of the Long March 2C

An improved Long March 2 that becomes one of China's longest-serving rockets. From 1982 it launches FSW recoverable satellites and later a steady stream of Yaogan military satellites and scientific missions to low Earth orbit.

Launches
67
Success rate
99%
1 failure
First flight
9 September 1982
FSW-0 4
Last flight
17 August 2026
Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO)
Builder
CASC
Height
42 m
Diameter
3.4 m
Stages
2
Propellants
UDMH / N2O4
Payload to LEO
3,850 kg
Payload to SSO
1,400 kg

Launches per year

Long March 2C
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YearLaunchesLong March 2C
197010
197110
197410
197510
197610
197810
198211
198311
198431
198511
198621
198722
198841
199051
199110
199241
199311
199450
199530
199640
199760
199860
199940
200050
200110
200240
200360
200483
200551
200661
2007101
2008110
200962
2010150
2011194
2012191
2013142
2014154
2015190
2016220
2017163
2018374
2019261
2020343
2021494
2022535
2023476
2024496
2025692
2026483

Long March rockets

RocketFlownLaunchesSuccess rateHeightPayload to LEO
Long March 11970 to 19712100%29.9 m300 kg
Long March 2A1974 to 1978475%31.2 m1,800 kg
Long March 2C1982 to 20266799%42 m3,850 kg
Long March 31984 to 20001377%43.3 m5,000 kg
Long March 4A1988 to 19902100%41.9 m4,000 kg
Long March 2E1990 to 1995771%49.7 m9,200 kg
Long March 2D1992 to 202610199%38.3 m3,500 kg
Long March 3A1994 to 201827100%52.5 m8,500 kg
Long March 3B1996 to 20232488%54.8 m11,500 kg
Long March 2C/SD1997 to 19997100%39.9 m3,850 kg
Long March 4B1999 to 20265898%44.1 m4,200 kg
Long March 2F1999 to 20087100%58.3 m8,400 kg
Long March 2C/SM2003 to 20042100%42 m3,850 kg
Long March 4C2006 to 20266097%45.8 m4,200 kg
Long March 3B/E2007 to 20267897%56.3 m12,000 kg
Long March 3C2008 to 201914100%54.8 m
Long March 2C/SMA2008 to 20183100%40.7 m2,800 kg
Long March 2F/G2011 to 202622100%58.3 m8,399 kg
Long March 3C/E2014 to 20253100%55.6 m8,000 kg
Long March 3C/YZ-12015 to 20253100%54.8 m
Long March 3B/YZ-12015 to 202415100%54.8 m11,500 kg
Long March 62015 to 202615100%29 m1,500 kg
Long March 112015 to 202518100%20 m500 kg
Long March 7/YZ-1A20161100%53.1 m13,200 kg
Long March 5/YZ-22016 to 2017250%57 m25,000 kg
Long March 72017 to 202610100%53.1 m13,500 kg
Long March 2C/YZ-1S2018 to 20261090%42 m3,850 kg
Long March 2D/YZ-32018 to 20244100%38.3 m3,400 kg
Long March 52019 to 20269100%57 m25,000 kg
Long March 7A2020 to 20261889%60 m12,000 kg
Long March 5B2020 to 20224100%53.7 m25,000 kg
Long March 82020 to 20266100%50.3 m8,100 kg
Long March 8 (Core Only)20221100%48 m3,000 kg
Long March 6A2022 to 202627100%50 m5,000 kg
Long March 6C2024 to 20262100%43 m4,500 kg
Long March 122024 to 20269100%62 m12,000 kg
Long March 5B/YZ-22024 to 20253100%53.7 m25,000 kg
Long March 8A2025 to 202611100%50.5 m9,800 kg
Long March 12A20251100%69 m12,000 kg
Long March 12B20261100%72 m20,000 kg
Long March 10B20261100%70.2 m16,000 kg