Rocket file · LV-79
Long March 2F
Long March 2F is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 62.0 m tall, lifts 8,400 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 19 November 1999. It has flown 7 times with 7 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 2F
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Long March 2F is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesLong March 2F in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 2F flown?
- 7 times, with 7 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Long March 2F's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 7 successful flights out of 7 attempts.
- How much can Long March 2F lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2F at 8,400 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Long March 2F reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2F as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.