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Rocket file · LV-268

Long March 2E

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · RETIRED

Long March 2E is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 49.7 m tall, lifts 9,200 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 16 July 1990. It has flown 7 times with 5 successes, a success rate of 71.4%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height49.7 m
Diameter7.8 m
Payload to LEO9,200 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight16 July 1990
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 flights7
Successful5
Failed2
Success rate71.4%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantE

About Long March 2E

The Long March 2E is a斯expendable launch vehicle made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine, augmented by 4 liquid fuel boosters using the same fuel.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Long March 2E is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

CZ-2E launch vehicle model
CZ-2E launch vehicle model风之清扬 · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
2E 166, Globular Cluster in Andromeda
2E 166, Globular Cluster in AndromedaJudy Schmidt · CC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Longue Marche 2E
Longue Marche 2EAmaury67 · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Long March 2E flown?
7 times, with 5 successes and 2 failures.
What is Long March 2E's success rate?
71.4%. That's 5 successful flights out of 7 attempts.
How much can Long March 2E lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2E at 9,200 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Long March 2E reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2E as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.