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Rocket file · LV-66

Long March 2C/SMA

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · RETIRED

Long March 2C/SMA is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It first flew on 6 September 2008. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight6 September 2008
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

ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful3
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantC/SMA

About Long March 2C/SMA

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Long March 2C/SMA is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 2C/SMA flown?
3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
What is Long March 2C/SMA's success rate?
100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
How much can Long March 2C/SMA lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 2C/SMA.
Is Long March 2C/SMA reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2C/SMA as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.