China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · RETIRED
Long March 2A is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 31.2 m tall, lifts 1,800 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 5 November 1974. It has flown 4 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 75.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height31.2 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO1,800 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight5 November 1974
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights4
Successful3
Failed1
Success rate75.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantA
About Long March 2A
The Long March 2 is a rocket family of expendable launch vehicles operated by China
