Rocket file · LV-176
Long March 2D/YZ-3
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
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
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
There's no Long March 2D/YZ-3 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
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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.
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