Long March 2C
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The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,962 kN
- Height
- 42 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 233 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 3,850 kg
- SSO capacity
- 1,400 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
66flightswith a definitive outcome
98.5%success rate65 of 66
1failureincluding partial failures
44success streakcurrent
First flight September 9, 1982 · latest August 17, 2026 · 03:02 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Long March 2C flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |