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Rocket file · LV-176

Long March 2D/YZ-3

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE

Long March 2D/YZ-3 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It first flew on 29 December 2018. It has flown 4 times with 4 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 flight29 December 2018
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
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 flights4
Successful4
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantD/YZ-3

About Long March 2D/YZ-3

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. The YZ-3 variant includes a YZ-3 upper stage able to push satellites into higher orbits.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Long March 2D/YZ-3 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 2D/YZ-3 flown?
4 times, with 4 successes and 0 failures.
What is Long March 2D/YZ-3's success rate?
100.0%. That's 4 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
When is the next Long March 2D/YZ-3 launch?
Long March 2D/YZ-3 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Long March 2D/YZ-3 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 2D/YZ-3.
Is Long March 2D/YZ-3 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2D/YZ-3 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.