Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
T-··:··:··
2026-11-25
Rocket file · LV-84
Long March 2F/G
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 2F/G is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 62.0 m tall, lifts 8,399 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 31 October 2011. It has flown 22 times with 22 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24 for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, no earlier than November 25, 2026.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height62.0 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO8,399 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight31 October 2011
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 flights22
Successful22
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled1
VariantF/G
About Long March 2F/G
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. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
Upcoming flights
Long March 2F/G in the archive
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.
Orbitburn is a gravity lander game with 25 ships. It's free on Android, and you can play it in your browser.Get it free on Google Play
Common questions
- How many times has Long March 2F/G flown?
- 22 times, with 22 successes and 0 failures. Another 1 flights are scheduled.
- What is Long March 2F/G's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 22 successful flights out of 22 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 2F/G launch?
- Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 24, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It's set for no earlier than November 25, 2026 from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921).
- How much can Long March 2F/G lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2F/G at 8,399 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Long March 2F/G reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 2F/G as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.