Long March 2D | Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Long March 2D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 2D is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 38.3 m tall, lifts 3,500 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 August 1992. It has flown 101 times with 100 successes, a success rate of 99.0%. Its next flight is Long March 2D | Unknown Payload for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, no earlier than November 11, 2026 at about 11:40 UTC.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height38.3 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO3,500 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight9 August 1992
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$30M
StatusIN SERVICE
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 flights101
Successful100
Failed1
Success rate99.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled1
VariantD
About Long March 2D
The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
Upcoming flights
Long March 2D in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 2D flown?
- 101 times, with 100 successes and 1 failures. Another 1 flights are scheduled.
- What is Long March 2D's success rate?
- 99.0%. That's 100 successful flights out of 101 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 2D launch?
- Long March 2D | Unknown Payload, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It's set for no earlier than November 11, 2026 at about 11:40 UTC from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
- How much can Long March 2D lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2D at 3,500 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Long March 2D reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2D as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.