Rocket file · LV-508
Long March 5B/YZ-2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 5B/YZ-2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 53.7 m tall, first flew on 16 December 2024. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height53.7 m
Diameter5.0 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight16 December 2024
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 flights3
Successful3
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantB/YZ-2
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
There's no Long March 5B/YZ-2 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 5B/YZ-2 flown?
- 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Long March 5B/YZ-2's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 5B/YZ-2 launch?
- Long March 5B/YZ-2 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Long March 5B/YZ-2 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Long March 5B/YZ-2.
- Is Long March 5B/YZ-2 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 5B/YZ-2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.