The Long March 2C (LM-2C), also known as the Chang Zheng 2C (CZ-2C), is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Developed and manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the Long March 2C made its first launch on 9 September 1982. It is a two-stage launch vehicle with storable N2O4/UDMH propellants. The launch vehicle was derived from the DF-5 ICBM.

Several variants of this launch vehicle have been built, all using an optional third solid motor stage:

2C/SD: Commercial satellite launcher with a multi-satellite smart dispenser allowing delivery of two satellites simultaneously 2C/SM: Version for delivery of small satellites to high orbits 2C/SMA: Improved version of the 2C/SM

According to the website Gunter's Space Page, in addition to the launches listed in the following table, there may have been six additional CZ-2C launches during 2014 and 2015. These possible launches apparently were conducted at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on the following dates: 9 January 2014, 7 August 2014, 2 December 2014, 7 June 2015, 20 August 2015, and 23 November 2015; five of these six launches were apparently successful, while the launch on 7 August 2014 appears to have failed. However, due to the lack of additional sources for these six launches, they are not currently included in the following launch list.

Aerodynamic grid fins were added on the Long March 2C in 2019 to help guide falling stages away from populated areas. China is studying using reusable rocket technology in the future. A fairing recovery system through parachutes has been tested during the Yaogan 30-09 and Yaogan 30-10 launches in order to improve control of debris landing inland on potentially populated areas.

Launch statistics

List of launches

Flight number Serial number Date (UTC) Launch site Upper stage (if used) Payload Orbit Result 1 Y1 9 September 198207:19 LA-2/138, JSLC FSW-0 No.4 LEO 2Y219 August 198306:00LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.5LEO3Y312 September 198405:44LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.6LEO4Y421 October 198505:04LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.7LEO5Y56 October 198605:40LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.8LEO6Y65 August 198706:39LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.9LEO7Y79 September 198707:15LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.1LEO8Y85 August 198807:29LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.2LEO9Y95 October 199006:14LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.3LEO10Y106 October 199206:20LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.4FrejaLEO11Y118 October 199308:00LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.5LEO122CFP-Y11 September 199714:00LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium mass simulator AIridium mass simulator BLEO132CFP-Y28 December 199707:16LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 42Iridium 44LEO142CFP-Y325 March 199817:01LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 51Iridium 61LEO152CFP-Y42 May 199809:16LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 69Iridium 71LEO162CFP-Y519 August 199823:01LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 76Iridium 78LEO172CFP-Y619 December 199811:39LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 88Iridium 89LEO182CFP-Y711 June 199917:15LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 92Iridium 93LEO192CSM-Y129 December 200319:06LA-3, XSLC2C/SMDouble Star 1HEO20Y1418 April 200415:59LA-3, XSLCShiyan 1Nano Satellite 1SSO212CSM-Y225 July 200407:05LA-7, TSLC2C/SMDouble Star 2HEO22Y1229 August 200407:50LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCFSW-4 No.1LEO23Y1518 November 200410:45LA-3, XSLCShiyan 2SSO24Y132 August 200507:30LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCFSW-4 No.2LEO25Y169 September 200607:00LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 8LEO26Y1811 April 200703:27LA-7, TSLCHaiYang-1BSSO272CSMA-Y16 September 200803:25LA-7, TSLC2C/SMAHuanjing-1AHuanjing-1BSSO28Y1922 April 200902:55LA-7, TSLCYaogan 6SSO29Y2112 November 200902:45LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-01SSO30Y256 July 201104:28LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-03SSO31Y2429 July 201107:42LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-02SSO32Y2618 August 201109:28LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-04SSO33Y2029 November 201118:50LA-9, TSLCYaogan 13SSO342CSMA-Y214 October 201203:25LA-9, TSLC2C/SMAShijian 9AShijian 9BSSO35Y1718 November 201222:53LA-9, TSLCHuanjing-1CXinyan 1Fengniao 1SSO36Y2315 July 201309:27LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-05SSO37Y2829 October 201302:50LA-9, TSLCYaogan 18SSO38Y2731 March 201402:46LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-06SSO39Y3128 September 201405:13LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-07SSO40Y3227 October 201406:59LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-08SSO41Y3514 November 201418:53LA-9, TSLCYaogan 23SSO42Y2929 September 201704:21LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-01 A/B/CLEO43Y3324 November 201718:10LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-02 A/B/CLEO44Y3425 December 201719:44LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-03 A/B/CLEO45Y3625 January 201805:39LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-04 A/B/CLEO46Y4427 June 201803:30LC-3, XSLCXJSS A/BLEO472CSMA-Y39 July 201803:56LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/SMAPRSS-1PakTES-1ASSO48Y397 September 201803:15LA-9, TSLCHaiYang-1CSSO49Y389 October 201802:43LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SYaogan 32A, 32BSSO50Y2229 October 201800:43LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCCFOSATSSO51Y3726 July 201903:57LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-05 A/B/CLEO52Y4224 March 202003:43LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-06 A/B/CLEO53Y4010 June 202018:31LA-9, TSLCHaiYang 1DSSO54Y4326 October 202015:19LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-07 A/B/CLEO55Y476 May 202118:11LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-08 A/B/CTianqi-12LEO56Y4818 June 202106:30LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-09 A/B/CTianqi-14LEO57Y4919 July 202100:19LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-10 A/B/CTianqi-15LEO58Y5124 August 202111:15LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SRSW-01RSW-02Undisclosed payloadLEO 59 Y41 3 November 202107:43 LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC 2C/YZ-1S Yaogan 32-02 A/B SSO 60 Y62 5 March 202206:01 LA-3, XSLC Yinhe Hangtian-2 01/.../06Xuanming Xingyuan LEO 61 Y70 29 April 202204:11 LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC SuperView Neo 1-01/02 (Siwei Gaojing 1-01/02) SSO 62 Y53 20 May 202210:30 LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC 2C/YZ-1S LEO Test Sat 1/2Digui Tongxin Weixing LEO 63 Y65 2 June 202204:00 LA-3, XSLC GeeSAT-1 01/.../09 LEO 64 Y71 15 July 202222:57 LA-9, TSLC SuperView Neo 2-01/02 (Siwei-03/04) SSO 65 Y66 12 October 2022<br/ >22:53 LA-9, TSLC S-SAR 01 (Huanjing-2E) SSO 66Y61 12 January 2023<br/ >18:10LA-3, XSLCApstar 6E +(independent propulsion module)GTO67Y6324 February 202304:01LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCHorus-1SSO68Y6413 March 202304:02LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCHorus-2SSO69Y6021 May 202308:00LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCMSS-1 A/BLuojia-2 01LEO70Y529 July 202311:00LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1A, 1BLEO71Y468 August 2023<br/ >22:53LA-9, TSLC S-SAR 02 (Huanjing-2F)SSO72Y5616 November 202303:55LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHaiyang-3ASSO73Y544 December 202304:10LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCMisrSat-2Xingchi-2A/2BSSO74Y7330 December 202300:13LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4A, 4B, 4CLEO75Y309 January 202407:03LA-3, XSLCEinstein Probe LEO76Y852 February 202423:37LA-3, XSLC GeeSAT-2 10/.../20 LEO77Y8613 March 202412:51LA-3, XSLC 2C/YZ-1SDRO-A, BSelenocentric (DRO)78Y5022 June 202407:00LA-3, XSLC SVOMCATCH 1LEO79Y8223 October 202401:09LA-3, XSLC Yaogan 43-03A/B/CLEO80Y559 November 202403:39LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCPIESAT-2A 01PIESAT-2B 01-03SSO 81Y5724 November 202423:39LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCSuperView Neo 2-03/04SSO 82Y8127 February 202507:08LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCSuperView Neo 1-03/04SSO 83Y8716 September 202501:06LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHuliangwang Jishu Shiyan 7A, B, C, DLEO 84Y?19 November 202504:01LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 30AShijian 30BShijian 30CLEO 85Y?15 January 202604:01LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCAlSat 3ASSO86Y?31 January 202604:01LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCAlSat 3BSSO87Y?27 March 202604:11LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SShiyan 33SSO88Y?17 August 202603:02LA-9, TSLCSatellite for Earth Observation (SEO)SSO

Launch failures Shijian 11-04 launch failure On 18 August 2011, a Long March 2C rocket failed during the launch of the Shijian 11-04 satellite. During the powered flight phase of the second stage, the connecting mechanism between vernier engine no.3 and the servo-control mechanism of the second stage failed, which led to the loss of attitude control on the second stage.

See also

List of Long March launches (2025-2029)

References

External links